(MENAFN- Iraq Business News) Iraq: Thousands Detained, Including Children, in Degrading Conditions
Nineveh's extremely overcrowded detention facilities are holding thousands of prisoners inIraq , most on terrorism charges, for extended periods in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment.
The authorities should ensure that prisoners are not held in inhuman conditions and that there is aclear legal basisfor detentions, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
'The Iraqi government urgently needs to rebuild and rehabilitate its detention facilities,' saidLama Fakih , acting Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. 'Iraq has a duty to ensure that detainees are housed decently, in line with international standards.'
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(Source: HRW)
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