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Torture rears its ugly head in the Maldives … again

Torture rears its ugly head in the Maldives … again

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by Anonymous The use of torture as a tool of citizen oppression is a hallmark of dictatorships. The past and recent histories of the Maldives have been defined by authoritarian rule with a flimsy façade of overt calmness and order. This belied the covert systemic use of torture in the country’s prisons, which has been […]