Lebanon: Torture and ill-treatment of women in pre-trial detention: a culture of acquiescence\n

Lebanon: Torture and ill-treatment of women in pre-trial detention: a culture of acquiescence\n

Index Number: MDE 18/009/2001
Date Published: 22 August 2001
Categories: Lebanon, Middle East And North Africa, Middle East And North Africa

This report documents Amnesty International's concerns on torture and gender-based violations against women in pre-trial detention . The report sheds light on violations against three categories of women detainees: political prisoners, common law offenders, and migrant workers.