Iraq tortured alleged IS children to coerce confessions: Human Rights Watch
14 March 2019 |
10:59 am
Human Rights Watch has accused Iraq of violating laws that protect children who are recruited by armed groups. It cited "deeply flawed screening processes" and use of torture to extract confessions of IS membership.
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