MSF quits prisons in Libya city over "torture"

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has halted its work in detention centres in a Libyan city because it said its medical staff were being asked to patch up detainees mid-way through torture sessions so they could go back for more abuse.

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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/uk-libya-torture-idUKTRE80P1KV20120126?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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