Cameroonian troops torturing civilians in Boko Haram fight - Amnesty
People walk along a main street in Maroua, the capital of the Far North region of Cameroon, on November 11, 2014. Once a bustling city, Maroua is feeling the brunt of fighting of the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram as trade and tourism have significantly dropped in the past year. AFP PHOTO | REINNIER KAZE
Hundreds of people accused of supporting Boko Haram in Cameroon are being brutally tortured, often without any evidence, leading to dozens of death, by security forces fighting the jihadists, Amnesty International said.
The London-based rights group, in a new report released Thursday, said it has documented 101 cases of arbitrary arrests and torture by Cameroonian forces between 2013 and 2017 at more than 20 different sites.
