THEMATIC REPORT 2017
10 clients reporting sexual torture
and penetrating injuries. In addition,
CAT-Kenya records a high number of
victims that have experienced torture
in ‘Settlements’. These clients are all
under 18 years’ old and identified as
‘street children’ who live in Eldoret, in
the Sosiani River Barracks Dumpsite.
Police have carried out operations
over the last two years to forcibly
move the street children from the
area. These clients all suffered severe
multiple injuries from beating (blunt
trauma), perpetrated by the police on
more than one occasion.3
In Uganda, according to the data
recorded, ACTV’s clients most commonly experience torture in police stations,
at the victim’s home, or in military
facilities. According to ACTV, police
mainly torture at the point of arrest
of suspects and in places of detention,
often during interrogation in order to
get a statement from the victim. This
is particularly concerning because the
Uganda Police Force is also tasked
with investigating torture allegations.
The victim’s home is attributed to
those clients who are refugees who
fled political unrest in their countries
of origin. Other common locations of
torture include in prison and on the
road i.e. between the point of arrest
and detention.
REDRESS AND REPARATIONS
Figure 2.3 Broader Context of Torture:
Kenya
13
Anti-terrorism
1
Elections
25
Ethnic clashes
115
Military operations
1
Occupation
22
Other
148
Police and security
forces operations
81
Post-conflict
1
War
20
Not known
Number of incidents
0
30
60
90
120
150
In Kenya, a high proportion of the clients
suffer torture at the time of arrest or
whilst the person is in detention.
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