These conditions sound appalling even for a Middle East prison.
Tunisian prisons becoming places of 'medieval torture'
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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'
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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'