Amnesty International has uncovered widespread abuses in detention facilities in northeast Syria, where thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives are being held. These centers and camps, managed by local authorities affiliated with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, house around 56,000 individuals, the majority of whom are children and teenagers.
The detainees are facing severe violations of their rights, including torture, deprivation of medical care, and being held indefinitely without charge or trial. Many have allegedly been convicted based on confessions obtained under torture. The reported abuses range from beatings and electric shocks to gender-based violence, with some detainees even claiming to have been subjected to extreme forms of torture such as sodomy with broomsticks.
