Bahrain authorities jailed hundreds of children: Report
Al Jazeera
Some 607 children endured various forms of torture while held in Bahraini prisons over the past decade, report finds.
At least 607 children were subjected to various forms of torture by Bahraini authorities while in detention over the past decade, a new Al Jazeera investigation reveals.
The findings of the programme were based on leaked judicial reports as well as testimonies from children who described being threatened and, in some cases, physically abused during interrogations.
These interrogation sessions were often carried out without the children’s parents or their lawyers present, according to documents from the Bahraini public prosecution that were obtained by the programme.
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