syria

#Syrian_Network_for_Human_Rights
#SNHR

SNHR documented the most common tortured methods used against children during their detention in Security Branches or prisons , according to testimonies of children survived from arrest

1- Using all methods of beating on all body parts by different tools such as stake and electric cables, called colloquially ( Robai ) , to beat on the soles and tread on the head.
2- Completely uprooting fingernails.
3- Removing hair from different parts of the body
4- Cutting out flesh by forceps from sensitive organs
5- Cutting out some parts of the detainee body; such as finger, flesh, or stabbing in the back or stomach
6- burning detainee's skin using chemical acids or cigarettes.
7- exposing the detainee after being enforced to take off all clothes and covers to extreme cold.
8- depriving the detainee from medical care totally as there is a lack of medical care in large number of prisons.
9- Preventing the detainee to use the toilet but once or twice a day, forcing him/her sometimes to urinate on himself/herself. If the detainee is allowed to use toilet, the period may not exceed a minute. The detainee is also prevented from taking shower, going out and breathing fresh air.
10-Pouring cold water over the body after being hit and wounded.
11-Cracking ribs.
12-insufficient amount of water and food which are not enough for a quarter of detainees.
13-Pouring boiling oil or water over legs
14-Cutting the ear using the clipper used to trim the trees.
15-Stressing ears and nose using mallet.
16-Electric shocking, especially in breasts, knees, and elbows.