Amnesty accuses Lebanon of ‘torture’ of detained Syrians
Amnesty International yesterday accused Lebanese authorities of "cruel and abusive" treatment of more than 20 Syrians it said had been tortured in prison or during interrogation.
In a report called "I wish I would die", the rights group documents the cases of 26 Syrians, including four minors and two women, imprisoned between 2014 and 2021 on suspicion of terrorism-related charges.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Sentences varied from a few months to several years, with at least six men still detained, Amnesty said.
"In all but one of the 26 cases documented by Amnesty International, refugees reported being tortured, either during interrogation or detention," it said in the report.
The abuse was mostly at a military intelligence centre in east Lebanon's Ablah district, the General Security bureau in Beirut or at the defence ministry, it added.
Amnesty blamed in particular Lebanon's military intelligence bureau.
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