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Kurdish authorities accused of torturing captured ISIS child soldiers
 [ALMASDARNEWS] A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has accused the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq of torquing up to 17 alledged ISIS child soldiers."KRG authorities have established policies against acts of torture, which strongly prohibits physical and psychological torture of inmates," Dr. Dindar Zebari, the Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government High Committee to Evaluate and Respond to International Reports said on Sunday. The HRW has also claimed that the KRG have at least 183 alledged ISIS child soldiers in jug without access to a lawyer or charges put against them. "Legitimate security concerns do not give security forces license to beat, manhandle, or use electric shocks on children," said Lama Fakih, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. "Many children escaping from ISIS are victims who need help, yet face further abuse by Asayish forces," Fakih added. "KRG authorities should ensure the well-being of children captured after living under ISIS and not mistreat them," Fakih said. "The brutal abuse of children produces false confessions, can cause lifelong suffering, and blurs the moral line between ISIS and its foes." Posted by: Fred 2017-02-01 |
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