Amnesty: Syrian Detainees Face Widespread Torture

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Amnesty: Syrian Detainees Face Widespread Torture
Amnesty International says Syrians detained during a year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule have been subjected to widespread torture that amounts to crimes against humanity.

The London-based human rights group issued its assessment on the situation in Syria in a report released Wednesday.

Amnesty said “the scale of torture and other ill-treatment in Syria has risen to a level not witnessed for years and is reminiscent of the dark era of the 1970s and 1980s.” An Amnesty official said detainees in Syria's crackdown face “a nightmarish world of systemic torture” that has set the country back decades.

Amnesty's report, based on interviews with Syrians who fled to Jordan, documents 31 methods of torture or other ill-treatment meted out by security forces, army and pro-government armed gangs, described by witnesses or victims.
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/03/13/amnesty-syrian-detainees-face-widespread-torture/

SYRIA: ‘I WANTED TO DIE’: SYRIA’S TORTURE SURVIVORS SPEAK OUT (PDF at LINK)
A grim catalogue of torture has emerged from former detainees describing their treatment in Syria’s detention centres since the predominantly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government began in March 2011. This report reveals that all the various security forces are routinely torturing and ill-treating detainees held in the context of the protests and unrest, using methods of cruelty mostly used for decades. The torture carried out appears to be part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population as part of Syrian government policy to crush dissent.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/016/2012/en

Syrian Revolution Martyr Database
http://www.syrianshuhada.com/?lang=en

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