Torture widespread, routine in Tibet, report says

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Source: Reuters

Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:45am IST
By Ben Blanchard

BEIJING (Reuters) - The use of torture in the restless Chinese region of Tibet is widespread and routine and officials regularly ignore legal safeguards supposed to be in place to prevent it, a new report said on Wednesday.

Even when detainees are released, they may die of their injuries, be scarred for life mentally or physically and not be able to afford medical treatment or be denied it completely, the Free Tibet group said.

"Despite claims by the Chinese government that there are 'extremely few cases of torture', the evidence tells a different story," Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden said. "There is no doubt that the Chinese government is permitting the use of torture as a weapon to suppress the Tibetan people."

China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment and calls to the spokesman's office of the Chinese-run Tibetan government in Lhasa went unanswered ...

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-36953720081210

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1. torture by any country is not god's will and is inhumane - how

torture by any country is not god's will and is inhumane - how awful people and nations, including this one, have resorted to this violence and have increased violence by their example and actions