...obtaining confessions leads to widespread abuses, particularly in detention centers. Former detainees have reported the use of cattle prods, electrodes, prolonged...other forms of abuse against detained women and men. Both before and after trial, prisoners are subject to severe pressure to confess their "errors." Despite...

...Chinese police sometimes made suspects kneel on broken glass, jolted them with electric current, or bound them tightly for long periods. Former detainees...detainees have stated that ordinary workers and unemployed youths were more likely to suffer torture and mistreatment than well-known prisoners. Refugees have...

...that can be delayed for months. Former detainees have credibly reported the use of cattle prods and electrodes, prolonged periods of solitary confinement...other forms of abuse against detained women and men. White generally refusing to allow impartial observers to visit prisoners, officials stated that internal...