Anonymous

A witness describes the camel treatment, a form of punishment in which a man is strapped atop a camel who is allowed to drink for the first time in days. The camel's stomach expands, and the man's legs, thighs, and groin are slowly distended, eventually dislocated:

"A slave I know suffered the camel treatment in 1988 in Sharat, west of Boghe. His master suspected him of wanting to escape, because they found him on the road when he should not have been there. In addition, he was an outspoken young man who tended to reply back to the master and his family and made it clear that he did not like the life of a slave. He was recaptured and put through the camel method. He was 16 at the time. He is still living with the master's family but is so handicapped that he is not capable of performing any tasks."

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