Gambian torture victims testify in US against a member of former dictator's military

Gambian torture victims testify in US against a member of former dictator's military

An ex-military officer in Gambia and others have testified this week against a man on federal trial, accused of conspiring to torture opponents of the West Africa nation's longtime dictator

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