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Levels of torture remain high in Afghan state detention centres – UN

Levels of torture remain high in Afghan state detention centres – UN

Torture and ill-treatment of terrorism-related detainees remain high in Afghan government-run detention centres, the United Nations (UN) Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a report on Wednesday. The report included interviews with 656 detainees in 24 Afghan provinces, the majority of whom told the UNAMA team they were beaten, kicked, suffocated, not introduced to lawyers […]