November 7, 1988: Souha Bechara was arrested and detained without charge or trial until 1998 at Khiyam for attempting to kill SLA leader Antoine Lahd. Her family was allowed to visit her for the first time in 1995. She was released on September 3, 1998. Out of the 10 years she spent there, 6 were spent in solitary confinement. She reports that she and other women detainees were tortured, which included beatings, threats, rape, electrical shocks, and sexual harassment by other women prisoners
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Associated Timeline/Case
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident
November 07, 1988
Death toll
0 person(s)
Number of Injured
0 person(s)
Location
EL-Khiam
Primary category
Unlawful Detention
Secondary Category
Cruel Treatment and Torture
Classification of conflict (primary)
Power & governance conflicts
