Niger: Guards accused of 'cruel, inhuman' treatment after 33 die in detention
- In Niger, guards ignored the panicked cries for help from 33 detainees who died in a detention cell last month.
- Reports indicate that 72 people were crowded into a poorly ventilated, 20-square-metre space, where dozens slowly suffocated over 11 hours.
- The cell may have been cleaned and disinfected before it could be investigated.
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- In Niger, guards ignored the panicked cries for help from 33 detainees who died in a detention cell last month.
- Reports indicate that 72 people were crowded into a poorly ventilated, 20-square-metre space, where dozens slowly suffocated over 11 hours.
- The cell may have been cleaned and disinfected before it could be investigated.
Sources: France 24