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Swaziland Officials Threaten to Torture Pro-Democracy Protesters

By Paul WachterSep 10th 2010 – 10:31AM

(Sept. 10) -- There's disturbing news out of Swaziland, where Prime Minster Barnabas Dlamini has said the government might use torture to crush pro-democracy dissenters. Specifically, sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy is considering employing sipakatane, also called bastinado, which "involves using metal or...

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Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (born 15 May 1942) is Prime Minister of Swaziland. He was Prime Minister from 1996 to 2003 and has held the position again since October 2008.

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