HUMAN Rights Commission Chief Research and Planning Foster Hamuyube says torturing of suspects by law enforcement agencies is still a problem in the country. And Hamuyube says despite President Hakainde Hichilema’s pronouncement, police officers have continued to arrest suspects without undertaking proper investigations. Hamuyube, however, says the country is moving in the right direction with regard to enhancement of human rights. Speaking during the launch of the 2021-2022 Human Rights Report, Hamuyube said the Commission had observed that despite a reduction; from 50 percent in 2018 to 36 percent in 2022, cases of torture were still a problem. “We have observed that cases of torture in humans, inhuman and degrading treatment have continued. However, I need to compare here, I...

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