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Palestinian refugee detained and tortured
Information Systems:
Palestinian Refugees Information System (PRIS)
Date of incident:
Friday, June 1, 2007
Location's classification:
Public Location
Perpetrator's Name(s) (If available):
Lebanese Army
Text description of location:
Nahr ElBared Camp, North Lebanon.
Detailed description of violation:
In one case documented by HRW in June 2007, the Lebanese military detained a Palestinian man from Nahr al-Barid for interrogation at different locations for four days. During the interrogations, army interrogators reportedly punched and slapped him, giving him food only twice in four days. HRW also reported that members of the Lebanese military intelligence allegedly subjected detainees to kicks, punches, and beatings with rifle butts during interrogation.