The Lebanese security apparatus is notorious for its gruesome methods. A recent investigation by the UN Committee against Torture found that the use of torture in Lebanese detention centres is systemic.
Out of 216 detainees interviewed, 99 said they had been subjected to torture by law enforcement officials and especially members of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) operating under the Ministry of Interior.
The committee concluded that "the penal system is dysfunctional" and that it allows impunity for perpetrators of torture. Ziad Baroud told Al Jazeera that torture might be taking place but that it is isolated. He says there are not direct orders to torture.
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These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
These are drawings of a former inmate at Roumieh prison. They show the torture methods he experienced in there. Ali was put through some of the same torture methods.
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