NEW YORK (Reuters) - Syrian intelligence agencies are running a network of torture centers across the country where detainees are beaten with batons and cables, burned with acid and sexually assaulted, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Tuesday.The question is: Will the UN Security Council go after Syria for crimes against humanity, or will it rather concentrate on the issue of "Jewish settlements"?
The state-sanctioned abuses amounted to crimes against humanity that should be investigated by the International Criminal Court, the New York-based campaign group added.
Its report identified 27 detention centers it said intelligence agencies have been using since March 2011 when President Bashar al-Assad's government began a crackdown on pro-democracy protests that have grown into an armed revolt.
Syria's government did not immediately respond to the accusations which have been echoed in earlier reports by the United Nations.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Report: Syria running torture center network
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