Published : 20-07-2018
The National Commission for Detainees and Missing Persons called on the international community and human rights institutions to take urgent action so as to save tens of thousands of minors, youths, men, and women held in Syrian government lock-ups.
The commission cited human rights reports testifying to the horrific torture tactics pursued by the government forces against the detainees, including body mutilation, heavy beating using metal rods, burning with cigarettes, and extra-judicial killings, among others.
The National Commission for Detainees and Missing Persons called on the international community and human rights institutions to take urgent action so as to save tens of thousands of minors, youths, men, and women held in Syrian government lock-ups.
The commission cited human rights reports testifying to the horrific torture tactics pursued by the government forces against the detainees, including body mutilation, heavy beating using metal rods, burning with cigarettes, and extra-judicial killings, among others.
