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| U.N. Condemns Widespread Torture in Libya |
| 2013-10-02 |
| [An Nahar] Torture is widespread in Libyan detention centers run by brigades which emerged during the 2011 revolution, a U.N. report said Tuesday, urging Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... to bring all facilities under full state control. "The report indicates that torture is widespread and most frequent immediately after arrest and during the first days of interrogation to extract confessions and other information," Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, told news hounds. "In some cases, members of the armed brigades freely admitted, and even tried to justify, the physical abuse of detainees," she said. The authors of the report visited 30 centers over two years. Libya's young post-revolution administration has made some efforts to revamp the prisons system but the estimated 8,000 people still held in connection with the conflict are under the control of armed brigades. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Like the song sez, "Meet the new boss..." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-10-02 15:23 |
| #3 Torture is widespread in Libyan detention centers run by brigades Localized torture by dictatorships is okay though. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-10-02 15:21 |
| #2 Maybe bomb them again? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-02 01:18 |
| #1 Where's the strongly worded letter? |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-10-02 00:10 |