Amnesty International - Campaign Against Torture
Together Against Torture
To commemorate June 26, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International is highlighting five appeal cases against torture from around the world. This is the fifth and final appeal case.
To find out more about the Day in Support of Victims of Torture, visit http://web.amnesty.org/pages/stoptorture-index-eng
HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER TORTURED WITH ELECTRODES IN ZIMBABWE
Gabriel Shumba is a lawyer with the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, a non-governmental organization, who has given advice and assistance to many torture victims. When he was arrested in January 2003, he was tortured himself.
Gabriel Shumba was arrested by police on 15 January 2003 with four other people including an opposition Member of Parliament. When Gabriel Shumba appeared in court on 17 January, medical evidence was presented supporting his claim that he had been subjected to electric shocks from electrodes placed on his tongue, feet and genitals.
This was no isolated incident: Amnesty International has documented a pattern of harassment, arrest and torture in Zimbabwe. Rarely, if ever, are those responsible brought to justice. People who expose human rights violations are themselves at risk of arrest and torture. Those who stand up for an independent judiciary face intimidation and unfair trials. Human rights defenders in Zimbabwe fear for their safety and in some cases, for their lives.
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