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Syria state-sanctioned torture 'is crime against humanity' (BBC)
Syria state-sanctioned torture 'is crime against humanity'3 July 2012 Last updated at 01:00 ET
The Syrian government is practising a widespread policy of state-sanctioned torture, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.
The organisation says it has interviewed more than 200 former detainees and identified at least 27 detention centres across Syria.
Its details horrific torture methods, enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests.
The report claims the regime's actions amount to a crime against humanity.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18684443#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
