Six months after the ICJ's provisional measures, torture allegations continue unabated in Syria.
The ICJ application contains numerous allegations of inhumane treatment of detainees from various forms of torture to sexual abuse against children. / Photo: AFP
"I am alarmed about reports that indicate that torture is still being practised on a large scale in Syria," Alice Jill Edwards said on Monday, the UN special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The top UN court issued provisional measures on November 16, ordering Syria to take all necessary measures to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment while also instructing the regime to ensure that no one under its control can commit such acts and that evidence related to torture allegations is preserved.
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