In Kazakhstan's Jails, T is for torture

24.09.2010
    By Lidia Okorokova     The OSCE office in Kazakhstan proudly proclaims its motto to comprise of 4 Ts: “trust, traditions, transparency and tolerance”.     But Kazakh human rights activists complain that the country is fast becoming synonymous with another T: Torture.     Over 100 Kazakh prisoners have committed gruesome acts of self-mutilation in a desperate...