Victims say president Pierre Nkurunziza is trying to turn Hutus against Tutsis as protests continue against governmentLie on your back and stare directly into the sun whether you shut your eyes or look absent,we will stamp on your toes. This is one of the perversely innovative forms of torture allegedly being practised by Burundi’s secret service in the defence of a besieged regime.
Speaking from a safe house, Stephane Gatekh – not his genuine name – claims that he also had a vice clamped around his leg and was lashed with an electric cable. He was also threatened with bee stings, or a machete and having a five-litre bottle tied to his genitals.
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Source: theguardian.com