18
Apr
2015
52 percent of women arrested in Lebanon in 2013 - 2014 were severely tortured by security forces
The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) found in a report published today that 52% of women arrested in Lebanon in 2013 and 2014 were severely tortured by the security forces during investigations. Beatings, deprivation and delays - humiliation, threats and insults - violations of privacy by male investigators or guards; these are the main methods of torture and ill-treatment suffered by the majority of women interviewed by CLDH and documented in a report published today during a press conference at the organization’s premises. The provisions of article 47 of the Criminal Procedure Code are insufficient to protect people in…
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