Togo: Togo Has Political Prisoners, Says Human Rights Group

The Togo League for the Defence of Human rights has submitted an independently compiled list of prisoners it claims have been detained by the Togolese authorities to the EU fact-finding mission, which has just completed a four-day evaluation tour of Togo. The Togo government gave a pledge to the EU in April to carry out wide ranging democratic reforms including the release of political prisoners, and persons detained by reason of their belonging to the opposition parties or for criticisms of the Togo government.