Syrian refugees subjected to same shocking torture techniques used in Assad's jails
Syrian refugees subjected to same shocking torture techniques used in Assad's jails him to stand again.” There have been no investigations into any of the torture allegations Amnesty documented, even in cases where detainees or their lawyers told a judge they had been tortured. In some cases, security agents requested the delay of court sessions leading to the loss of scars from beatings or other forms of torture. Amnesty has also documented the ill-treatment of two women who were sexually harassed and verbally assaulted in detention. One was forced to watch as security agents tortured her son and another woman was made to watch her husband being beaten. Lebanon passed an anti-torture law in 2017 but has failed to implement it, and torture complaints rarely reach court. Convicted for expressing opposition to Syrian government All 26 detainees, whose cases were documented by Amnesty, were denied access to a lawyer during initial questioning, in violation of Lebanon’s own...