Inside Togo’s system of torture
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Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé has been in office for 21 years. Before him, his father ruled for 38, making the Gnassingbé family one of Africa's longest-serving political dynasties. Last year, constitutional changes created a new office that could allow Faure to remain in power indefinitely.
The reforms sparked protests. The state’s response was extraordinarily violent. But the crackdown did not end there. Several survivors give recurring accounts of torture inside military detention, alongside lasting psychological trauma and continued intimidation after their release.
The Continent’s investigation found that what has mostly been reported as a constitutional and administrative manoeuvre carried a profound human cost, borne by those who challenged it.
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