According to Amnesty International: "TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT BY MALIAN ARMY Amnesty International collected a number of testimonies and other evidence indicating that Malian military forces were responsible for torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment while arresting individuals because of alleged links with the armed groups. Amnesty International was able to meet more than 80 detainees, including children in Bamako; many of them gave testimonies about the ill-treatment and torture they were subjected to by some members of the Malian army. Amnesty International was, in many cases, able to corroborate their testimonies through physical observation of injuries. The Amnesty International delegation collected information about several cases of torture and ill-treatment in Gossi, near Gao, including cases that took place during the current mission. On the 29 March 2013, three Touaregs were arrested in Gossi and held for 15 days at the Gao gendarmerie. During their detention, they said they were forced to lie down on the ground and beaten with cables and rifle butts. They were released without charge or trial in April 2013." ^[+]