Democratic Republic of Congo:Ill-treatment and torture/harsh conditions of detention, Medical concern

Index Number: AFR 62/012/2006
Date Published: 7 May 2006
Categories: Africa, Democratic Republic Of Congo

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that detainees at the Inspectorat Provincial de Kinshasa (IPK), Kinshasa Provincial Inspectorate of Police, one of the main police detention centres in the city, are routinely being subjected to severe ill-treatment which may in some cases amount to torture.