, ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Dj ib out ian ▁League ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁reporting ▁on ▁opposition ▁protest s ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Arab ▁Spring ▁earlier ▁that ▁month . ▁According ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁protest s ▁themselves ▁but ▁object ed ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁arbitrary ▁arr ests . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁health ▁grounds ▁but ▁the ▁charges ▁remain . ▁ ▁T ort ure ▁T ort ure ▁is ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁constitution . ▁However , ▁reports ▁of ▁its ▁use ▁continue ▁to ▁flow ▁to ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁Pro st it utes ▁are ▁arrested ▁by ▁vice ▁squad s , ▁and ▁ra pe ▁is ▁reported ly ▁a ▁pre condition ▁of ▁release . ▁There ▁are ▁occas ional ▁reports ▁of ▁police ▁be ating ▁prisoners . ▁Re por ters ▁Without ▁B orders ▁claims ▁that ▁Di rir ▁I bra him ▁Bou rale h ▁died ▁from ▁inj uries ▁sust ained ▁under ▁tort ure ▁by ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁Abd ou rah man ▁O mar ▁Sa id ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Pr ison ▁conditions ▁Dj ib out i ▁has ▁one ▁central ▁prison ▁– ▁Gab ode ▁in ▁Dj ib out i ▁City ▁– ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁j ails . ▁Cond itions ▁in ▁the ▁system ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁" har sh ". ▁While ▁often ▁over c row ded , ▁prisoners ▁in ▁Gab ode ▁are ▁fed ▁three ▁me als ▁a ▁day