Detained ‘Boko Haram supporters’ dying of torture, disease in Cameroon

More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram in Cameroon are being detained in military bases and prisons, often without any evidence, and dozens are dying from disease, malnutrition and torture, a rights group said on Thursday. Since a regional offensive last year drove Boko Haram from most of their strongholds, the Islamist militants …