Zimbabwe prisons are 'torture camps'

Alexio Musundire an MDC-T MP yesterday equated the conditions at the country's prisons to terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS terror bases.

He made the remarks while introducing a motion on prison conditions.

"Our prisoners are fed with soup from boiled pumpkins and sometimes sadza without relish, prison garb is tattered, cells are filthy and are breeding ground for skin diseases and tuberculosis, which contravenes the provisions of the Constitution and United Nations human rights principles," Musundire said.

"If we compare our prison to those in the region, one would find that Zimbabwe's prisons are equivalent to those of Boko Haram and ISIS which do not abide by international norms and standards."

He said he had evidence that one of the prisoners who was said to have died during the stampede had been tortured adding that the poor conditions at Zimbabwe's prisons were evidence of a failed leadership and failure of government policies.