UN Report Finds Torture of Afghan Detainees

The United Nations says torture is still widespread in Afghanistan’s prisons, a year after the U.N. first documented abuse and the Karzai government promised to reform its detention practices.

A report issued Sunday by the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan found “credible and reliable evidence” that more than half of the 635 “conflict-related detainees” interviewed at 89 facilities across the country had been tortured. That is about the same proportion the U.N. … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance


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