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UN finds torture widespread in Afghanistan: HumSub.TV:\u00a0Torture and mistreatment of detainees by Afghan security forces is as widespread as ever, according to a UN report released on Monday, despite promises by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and new laws enacted by the government.<\/p>\n

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At least 39 per cent of the conflict-related detainees interviewed by UN investigators \u201cgave credible and reliable accounts\u201d of being tortured or experiencing other mistreatment at the hands of Afghan police, intelligence, or military personnel while in custody. That compares with 35 per cent of interviewees who reported such ill treatment in the last UN report, released in 2015.<\/p>\n

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In response to allegations in the past, the Afghan government has acknowledged that some problems could be caused by individuals but not as any national policy. \u201cThe government of Afghanistan is committed to eliminating torture and ill-treatment,\u201d the government said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The UN report comes as senior Afghan officials prepare to appear before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva this week to face a review of Afghanistan\u2019s record of implementing anti-torture laws.<\/p>\n

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague is conducting a separate review of torture in Afghanistan. \u201cNotwithstanding the government\u2019s efforts to implement its national plan \u2026 the present report documents continued and consistent reports of torture and ill-treatment of conflict-related detainees, mainly during interrogation, and highlights a lack of accountability for such acts,\u201d UN officials concluded.<\/p>\n

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Over the past two years, investigators interviewed 469 detainees in 62 detention centers across Afghanistan. The report\u2019s authors noted an alarming 14 per cent spike in reports of torture by Afghan National Police, at 45 per cent of those interviewed. More than a quarter of the 77 detainees who reported being tortured by the police were boys under the age of 18, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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A force known as the Afghan Local Police severely beat almost 60 per cent of their detainees, according to the interviews carried out by UN investigators. Nearly 30 per cent of interviewees held by Afghanistan\u2019s intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security, said they had faced torture or mistreatment. Afghan National Army soldiers were also accused of mistreating some detainees, but the prisoners held by the army usually fall in categories less vulnerable to torture, the United Nations noted.<\/p>\n

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The majority of detainees who were tortured said it was to elicit a confession, and the ill treatment stopped once they signed a written confession, which in many cases, they could not read. \u201cTorture does not enhance security,\u201d UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein said in a statement. \u201cConfessions produced as a result of torture are totally unreliable. People will say anything to stop the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Among the methods described in the report were severe beatings to the body and soles of the feet with sticks, plastic pipes or cables, electric shocks, including to the genitals, prolonged suspension by the arms, and suffocation.<\/p>\n

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HumSub TV is the first channel and thus a pioneer within its own right that mainly focuses on emphasising the \u201cRights\u201d as well as the \u201cObligations\u201d of the citizens in light of the Constitution of Pakistan, numerous International declarations signed by the Government and various laws that have been promulgated over the years but are not in the knowledge of the common citizen.<\/em><\/span>
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HumSub TV strives to make a positive contribution to this end by promoting pluralism, inclusiveness and egality in Pakistan and give voice to the suppressed. It endeavors to act as a positive catalyst for social change and Pakistani nationalism. It envisions providing a platform for airing critical and lateral thinking and collective wisdom by inviting positive minded intellectuals and opinion forming individuals for the promotion of interfaith harmony and peace in the social, political and economic development of Pakistan.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas the channel airs upbeat edutainment programmes, it, nonetheless, has the primary objective of countering negative anti-Pakistan regional and international propaganda as well as advancing fundamental rights as encapsulated in the Constitution of Pakistan.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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