Bhutan: Torture / fear of torture

Index Number: ASA 14/006/1997
Date Published: 30 October 1997
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Bhutan

Thinley, Sangay Tenzin, Druki, Ugen Wangdi and dozens of others: Continuuing reports of torture of detainees in police custody have heightened concerns for the twenty-six people, including the above-named individuals who suffered torture, who were arrested during a peaceful demonstration in eastern Bhutan on 23 October 1997.