today, june 26, is the international day in support of victims of torture.
in the majority of asian countries, torture is routinely used by police officers as a means of criminal investigation; the 'confession' obtained during brutal torture is used as 'evidence'. whether the case involves petty theft, corruption, political activity or nothing at all is irrelevant.
until torture is criminalized, and until police officers are held accountable for their crimes, there can be no genuine rule of law or democracy in asia.
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