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It was alleged that Mr. Nguni was questioned without a break for 39 hours, during which time he was made to balance on two bricks, to perform exercises that involved spinning in one place to induce dizziness and that when he fell to the ground he was kicked.<ref>[http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/commission/torture94/cat-zambia.htm U.N. Commission on Human Rights report], University of Minnesota</ref> | It was alleged that Mr. Nguni was questioned without a break for 39 hours, during which time he was made to balance on two bricks, to perform exercises that involved spinning in one place to induce dizziness and that when he fell to the ground he was kicked.<ref>[http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/commission/torture94/cat-zambia.htm U.N. Commission on Human Rights report], University of Minnesota</ref> | ||
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Cuthbert Ng'uni reportedly died of a ruptured kidney on 21 September 1994, an injury sustained in prison when police tried to force him to sign a confession.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/Zambia.htm ZAMBIA ELECTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE THIRD REPUBLIC], Vol. 8, No. 4 (A) Human Rights Watch, December 1996</ref> | |||
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