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Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………1
What is torture?.................................................................................................2
The importance of the UN Convention Against Torture……………………………..3
Ratification of the UN Torture Convention………………………………………………6
Falanga as torture……………………………………………………………………………..7
How widespread is Falanga?..............................................................................9
Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………………….17
Appendix 1…………………………………………………………………………………….22
Table of figures
Table 1: Involvement in falanga………………………………………………………..12
Table 2: Involvement in torture…………………………………………………………12
Table 3: Correlations between violations and perpetrators………………………13
Table 4: Comparison of ZRP involvement with other types of perpetrators….13
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. Only bruises on the soles of their feet.
The use of Falanga by the Zimbabwe Republic Police.