Use of Torture still endemic in Chinese occupied Tibet: TCHRD

Phayul[Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:11]
TCHRD commemorates the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Equipments commonly used to torture Tibetan political prisoners in prisons
and detention centres in Chinese occupied Tibet
Equipments commonly used to torture Tibetan political prisoners in prisons
and detention centres in Chinese occupied Tibet
Dharamsala: AS 26 JUNE 2007 marks the tenth anniversary of the UN
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Tibetan Centre for
Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) commemorates the day in support of
victims of torture throughout the world.

Torture is one of the severest forms of human rights abuses, taking a
terrible toll on millions of individuals and their families across the
globe. In Chinese occupied Tibet, torture is endemic in the network of
prisons and detention centres across the plateau. According to TCHRD
documentation, the Chinese authorities' systematic use of torture has
resulted in the death of 89 known Tibetan political prisoners since 1987.