These conditions sound appalling even for a Middle East prison.
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
The New Arab
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
The emergency law in Tunisia has caused severe overcrowding in its prisons [Cover]
: 7 October, 2016
A human rights group has called on Tunisian authorities to address torture and poor conditions in prisons, with some jails double their capacity due to emergency law.
A human rights group has condemned widespread torture in Tunisian prisons saying staff are guilty of "medieval" and "brutal" practices.
Cells have become overcrowded with diseases and insect-infested beds common, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has claimed.
Tunisian prisons are holding almost twice as many prisoners as they should, while torture is becoming widespread.
Euro-Med said the overcrowding was down to "excessive preventive detention" due to the emergency law, which has seen a surge in civilian arrests on the premise of counter terrorism.
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Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
The New Arab
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
The emergency law in Tunisia has caused severe overcrowding in its prisons [Cover]
: 7 October, 2016
A human rights group has called on Tunisian authorities to address torture and poor conditions in prisons, with some jails double their capacity due to emergency law.
A human rights group has condemned widespread torture in Tunisian prisons saying staff are guilty of "medieval" and "brutal" practices.
Cells have become overcrowded with diseases and insect-infested beds common, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has claimed.
Tunisian prisons are holding almost twice as many prisoners as they should, while torture is becoming widespread.
Euro-Med said the overcrowding was down to "excessive preventive detention" due to the emergency law, which has seen a surge in civilian arrests on the premise of counter terrorism.
Continue reading at:
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
