"Rest in Pieces:" Police Torture and Death in Custody in Nigeria

Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
27 July 2005
Tags:
Nigeria, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Human Rights, Conflict, Peace and Security, Corruption

Despite Nigeria’s progress on democratic reforms, Nigerian police routinely commit brutal acts of torture that have endured since the country’s era of military rule, according to Human Rights Watch. The 76-page report is based on over 50 interviews with victims and witnesses of torture and is the first comprehensive study on the subject. It documents brutal acts of torture and ill-treatment in police custody, dozens of which resulted in death.

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