‘Tubing’ — the apartheid-era torture method still prevalent within the police
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Torture Nation
For this investigation, Viewfinder - working with the New York Times' bureau in Johannesburg - extracted thousands of suffocation torture cases from criminal complaints data against the police in South Africa. The results revealed that police officers across the country still regularly employ a torture tactic inherited from the security branch and other specialised units of the apartheid police.
With reporting from three provinces, the story channelled the voices of current and former police officers about their witnessing and use of this torture technique. It also revealed the findings of a confidential report by United Nations observers, which found that South Africa is failing in its international treaty obligations to prevent torture.