{"id":7170,"date":"2021-03-23T09:34:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2021-03-23T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:34:58","slug":"lebanon-torture-of-syrian-refugees-arbitrarily-detained-on-counter-terror-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/23\/lebanon-torture-of-syrian-refugees-arbitrarily-detained-on-counter-terror-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon: Torture of Syrian refugees arbitrarily detained on counter-terror charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lebanese security forces have committed shocking violations against Syrian refugees who have been arrested, often arbitrarily, on terrorism-related charges, employing some of the same atrocious torture techniques that are used in Syria\u2019s most notorious prisons, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published today.<\/p>\n

Amnesty\u2019s report,\u00a0\u201cI wish I would die\u201d: Syrian refugees detained on terrorism-related charges and tortured in Lebanon<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0documents an array of violations committed by primarily Lebanese military intelligence against 26 detainees, including fair trial violations as well as torture –\u00a0 including beatings with metal sticks, electric cables, and plastic pipes. Detainees also described being hung upside down or forced into stress positions for prolonged periods of time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis report offers a snapshot of the Lebanese authorities\u2019 cruel, abusive and discriminatory treatment of Syrian refugees detained on suspicion of terrorism-related charges. In many cases refugees who escaped war, ruthless repression and widespread torture have found themselves arbitrarily detained and held incommunicado in Lebanon, where they face many of the same horrors employed in Syrian prisons,\u201d said Marie Forestier, Researcher on Refugee and Migrants Rights at Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no question that members of armed groups responsible for human rights abuses must be held accountable for their actions, but the Lebanese authorities\u2019 flagrant violation of Syrian refugees\u2019 right to due process has made a mockery of justice. At every stage, from arrest through to interrogation, detention and prosecution in unfair trials, the Lebanese authorities have utterly disregarded international human rights law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report documents the cases of 26 Syrian refugees, including four children, detained in Lebanon on terrorism-related charges between 2014-2021. It is based on interviews with former and current detainees, lawyers and an examination of legal documents.<\/p>\n

Since 2011 hundreds of Syrian refugees, have been detained in Lebanon, often\u00a0arbitrarily\u00a0on trumped-up terror-related charges, or at times in relation to their membership of armed groups.<\/p>\n

Widespread torture and other ill-treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n

In all but one of the 26 cases documented by Amnesty International, refugees reported being tortured, either during interrogation or detention. Most frequently this occurred at Ablah military intelligence centre, the General Security office in Beirut or at the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n

Two of the torture survivors were aged just 15 and 16 years old at the time. At least four men said they were beaten so badly that they lost consciousness and two had broken teeth.<\/p>\n

Detainees said they faced some of the same torture techniques routinely used in Syrian prisons such as the \u201cflying carpet\u201d (being strapped on a foldable board), \u201cshabeh\u201d (when an individual is suspended by wrists and beaten), or \u201cbalango\u201d, which involves an individual being suspended for hours with wrists tied behind their backs.<\/p>\n

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Bassel, a former Syrian detainee, told Amnesty International, that after his transfer to Rihaniyyeh prison, he was beaten so badly every day for three weeks that his wounds festered. \u201cThey beat us with plastic tubes from the bathroom on our back. My back had open wounds that started becoming really bad. In the end, there were worms inside my wounds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ahmed, who described his ordeal in detention at Ablah military intelligence centre, said he was beaten on his genitals until he lost consciousness.<\/p>\n

Another detained refugee said a security agent injured him so badly by beating his genitals that he urinated blood for several days. While beating him, the agent said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m hitting you here so you can\u2019t bring any more children to this world, so that they don\u2019t contaminate this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several detainees said Lebanese security forces made reference to their opposition to President Bashar al-Assad while beating them, indicating the attacks may have been politically motivated.<\/p>\n

Karim, a journalist, who was detained for eight days at the Beirut General Security office, said his interrogators asked whether he supported the Syrian president and when he said he did not they beat him harder.<\/p>\n

Detainees also described being held in harsh conditions. \u201cI stayed three days in a row, night and day, standing in the corridor, handcuffed and blindfolded… We had to beg to go to the bathroom and for water. They gave us food once a day. There were officers guarding us so that we didn\u2019t sit or sleep. If somebody tried to, they would force him to stand again,\u201d one man? said.<\/p>\n

There have been no investigations into any of the torture allegations Amnesty International documented, even in cases where detainees or their lawyers told the 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.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International documented the ill-treatment of two women who\u00a0were 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.<\/p>\n

Lebanon passed an anti-torture law in 2017 but has consistently failed to implement it, and torture complaints rarely reach court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lebanese authorities must immediately implement their own anti-torture law and respect their obligations under international human rights law. They must ensure that torture allegations are effectively investigated and that those responsible for these horrendous abuses are held accountable,\u201d said Marie Forestier.<\/p>\n

All 26 detainees, whose cases were documented by Amnesty International, were denied access to a lawyer during initial questioning, in violation of Lebanon\u2019s own laws and international law and standards. This undermined their ability to defend themselves or to challenge their detention. After arrest, refugees often reported having to wait several weeks to appear before an investigative judge, and in nine cases trials were delayed for up to two years, violating international law.<\/p>\n

In many cases judges relied heavily on confessions obtained under torture or evidence from unreliable informants, and convictions were based on vague and overly broad terrorism-related charges. At least 14 detainees told Amnesty they \u2018confessed\u2019 to crimes they did not commit after being tortured or threatened.<\/p>\n

In 23 of the cases documented, detainees \u2013 two of them children – were tried before military courts, violating international standards against the trials of civilians before military courts.<\/p>\n

In at least three cases, orders were issued and in one case carried out to forcibly deport the detainees to Syria in breach of the refoulement principle under international law, which prohibits states from sending anyone back to a place where they would be at real risk of serious human rights violations.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International is calling on the Lebanese authorities to ensure all Syrian detainees are granted a fair trial that adheres to international standards. They must also urgently end the practice of trying civilians in military courts.<\/p>\n

In 14 of the cases documented, Amnesty International found that terrorism-related accusations against Syrian refugees were made on discriminatory grounds including political affiliations. In nine cases, simply expressing political opposition to the Syrian government was considered evidence to justify convictions on \u201cterrorism\u201d charges.<\/p>\n

A number of Syrians living in north Lebanon were arrested based on their real or perceived involvement in the 2014 battle of Arsal – when members of\u00a0Jabhat al-Nusra and the armed group Islamic State attacked the Lebanese army and abducted\u00a016 members of the security forces. The battle of Arsal ended with a ceasefire deal which allowed thousands of Jabhat al-Nusra fighters and their families to return to Idlib in Syria.<\/p>\n

The cases examined also included, a number of Syrian women, detained in relation to their male relatives\u2019 alleged activities, or in order to pressure the male relatives to confess or hand themselves over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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