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AGPS: 533 Palestinians Tortured to Death in Syrian Dungeons

Published : 27-07-2018

AGPS: 533 Palestinians Tortured to Death in Syrian Dungeons

AGPS documented the death of 533 Palestinian refugees and thousands of Syrian nationals under torture in Syrian government lock-ups, including women, children, and elderly civilians.

Recently, the Syrian government announced the death of 50 Palestinians under torture in its penitentiaries.

Thousands of Palestinian refugees have been enduring a mysterious fate in Syrian jails, where cases of torture and mistreatment have been reported on a daily basis.

AGPS kept record of the incarceration of 1,682 Palestinians in Syrian government jails, among them 106 women and girls, along with dozens of minors.

Affidavits by ex-detainees provided evidence on the involvement of Syrian government officers in harsh torture tactics, including electric shocks, heavy beating using whips and iron sticks, and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees, in a flagrant violation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT).

AGPS estimates the real number to be far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian government on the detainees’ names and fates, along with the families’ reluctance to report such cases over retaliation concerns.

AGPS continues to urge the Syrian government to disclose the fate of scores of Palestinians held in its lock-ups and to release the bodies of those tortured to death.

The Syrian government should immediately cease all forms of brutal torture against Palestinian detainees and launch fact-finding probes to prosecute those involved in human rights violations and fatal torture.

AGPS urges the Syrian government and the other warring parties to preserve the body remains of the victims of torture and uphold evidence documenting the detainees’ fate and those involved in their tragic demise.

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/7481

AGPS documented the death of 533 Palestinian refugees and thousands of Syrian nationals under torture in Syrian government lock-ups, including women, children, and elderly civilians.

Recently, the Syrian government announced the death of 50 Palestinians under torture in its penitentiaries.

Thousands of Palestinian refugees have been enduring a mysterious fate in Syrian jails, where cases of torture and mistreatment have been reported on a daily basis.

AGPS kept record of the incarceration of 1,682 Palestinians in Syrian government jails, among them 106 women and girls, along with dozens of minors.

Affidavits by ex-detainees provided evidence on the involvement of Syrian government officers in harsh torture tactics, including electric shocks, heavy beating using whips and iron sticks, and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees, in a flagrant violation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT).

AGPS estimates the real number to be far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian government on the detainees’ names and fates, along with the families’ reluctance to report such cases over retaliation concerns.

AGPS continues to urge the Syrian government to disclose the fate of scores of Palestinians held in its lock-ups and to release the bodies of those tortured to death.

The Syrian government should immediately cease all forms of brutal torture against Palestinian detainees and launch fact-finding probes to prosecute those involved in human rights violations and fatal torture.

AGPS urges the Syrian government and the other warring parties to preserve the body remains of the victims of torture and uphold evidence documenting the detainees’ fate and those involved in their tragic demise.

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/7481