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Belarus: Amnesty, protesters tortured in detention
Some "stripped naked, beaten, and threatened with rape"
14 August, 14:24
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 14 AGO - Amnesty International (AI) and
local human rights groups "have collected horrifying testimonies
from protesters in Belarus who describe being tortured or
subjected to other ill-treatment in detention centres, including
being stripped naked, beaten, and threatened with rape", Amnesty
International said in a statement on Thursday.
"Crowds outside a detention centre in Minsk say the screams of torture victims are audible from outside, and video footage corroborates this," the statement reads. Moreover, "evidence points to a campaign of widespread torture and other ill-treatment by the Belarusian authorities who are intent on crushing peaceful protests by any means," AI noted.
"For days the world has watched in horror as police in Belarus fire rubber bullets and tear gas, into crowds of peaceful protesters. It is now becoming increasingly clear that the bloody scenes on the streets of Belarus are just the tip of the iceberg," said Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. (ANSA).
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"Crowds outside a detention centre in Minsk say the screams of torture victims are audible from outside, and video footage corroborates this," the statement reads. Moreover, "evidence points to a campaign of widespread torture and other ill-treatment by the Belarusian authorities who are intent on crushing peaceful protests by any means," AI noted.
"For days the world has watched in horror as police in Belarus fire rubber bullets and tear gas, into crowds of peaceful protesters. It is now becoming increasingly clear that the bloody scenes on the streets of Belarus are just the tip of the iceberg," said Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. (ANSA).
