Afghan authorities torturing detainees, says UN report
Nearly a third held by the state were mistreated in the 15 months to March 2020
03 February 2021 - 16:05
Nearly a third of people held by Afghan authorities for suspected security and terrorism-related offences are subject to torture or mistreatment in detention centres, a UN report said on Wednesday.
The report, released jointly by the UN mission to Afghanistan and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, concluded that the percentage of detainees who had been tortured had fallen slightly in the 15 months to March 2020 to 30.3% from 31.9% in the previous two years, but remained “alarming”...
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