UN Concerned About Conflict-Related Torture of Afghanistan Detainees

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UN Concerned About Conflict-Related Torture of Afghanistan Detainees
Ayaz Gul

A new United Nations report has documented a modest decline in torture allegations in Afghan prisons, but noted its ongoing concern at the “disturbingly” high number of conflict-related detainees still alleging serious abuses.

In its biannual report on the treatment of security detainees issued Wednesday, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has found nearly a third of conflict-related detainees interviewed provided “credible and reliable” accounts of having been subject to torture or ill-treatment.

The abuses included severe beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, pulling of genitals and suspension from ceilings.

Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/un-afghanistan-torture-eradication-report/4879583.html