Torture rampant in China's 'shuanggui' system: HRW

China's parallel justice system for Communist Party members relies heavily on torture and is "abusive and illegal", Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, calling for it to be abolished. The 88 million members of the country's ruling party are subject to an internal justice system known as "shuanggui", which operates without oversight from judicial authorities and has been increasingly criticised by China's legal community. More than 15 officials have reportedly died from abuses in "shuanggui" since 2007.