Torture and Its Effect on Former Prisoners: The Case of the Federal Police Crime Investigation Bureau (Maekelawi)
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Prisoners Torture in prisons in most part of the world is an ongoing epidemic and Ethiopia is no exception to this. There are various studies and researches conducted on prisons of different countries with the objectives to; assess the prevalence of prisoner torture, identify the forms of torture used, study associated consequences and effect of torture. There are few researches done on Ethiopia that exposes the truth about prisoners‟ torture in the country, however; the researches fail to provide information about the after-effects of torture on prisoners. After carefully reviewing the available data and taking into consideration the critical nature of the topic, the researcher believes that the topic still requires an ongoing study. The purpose of this paper is therefore, to investigate the act of torture and its after-effect of on former prisoners of Maekelawi. Because of the above-mentioned reasons and personal interest, the researcher has chosen this topic for her thesis. The researcher has employed qualitative method of research as well as descriptive types of phenomenology as a frame work for the entire study. The snow-ball sampling method was used to participate key informants for the study. Study participants were interviewed using semi-structured questions and probing technique to obtain primary data. Data gathered from informants has been analysed thematically. The finding of the study indicates, the participants have been victims of physical, psychological torture and have been deprived of their humane condition while they were in prison. The finding also indicates that these participants experience physical and psychological due to torture. The study has finally recommended plausible solutions to various governmental and non-governmental organizations which work towards protecting the Human Right of prisoners and give services for torture survivors.
Key Terms: Torture, The Federal Police Crime Investigation Bureau, prisoner, Deprived of
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Torture, The Federal Police Crime Investigation Bureau, prisoner, Deprived of Humane condition