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Enforced disappearances in Burundi, a widespread practice
28.07.2020 - (Last modified: 05.01.2021)Abdel Salam Mahmoud
15.07.2020 - (Last modified: 24.03.2021)
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In November 2013, Patrick Dabbagh and his father Mazen Dabbagh, both dual French-Syrian nationals, were arrested from their home in Damascus by Syrian Air Force Intelligence agents and detained for interrogation at the Mezzeh detention center. Neither one has been seen since. In summer 2018, the Dabbagh family received formal notification from the Syrian...
Burundi: While a torture victim remains in prison, his executioners roam free
22.04.2020 - (Last modified: 05.01.2021)UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi calls for utmost international vigilance
09.09.2019 - (Last modified: 10.03.2020)Burundi: Human rights violations denounced at the UN
05.07.2019 - (Last modified: 22.07.2019)Supporting a female victim of torture in Burundi
12.06.2019 - (Last modified: 20.02.2020)Ahmad Zaheer D.
23.05.2019 - (Last modified: 06.04.2021)
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Ahmad Zaheer D. is a former member of the Afghan military forces. In this capacity, he was reportedly responsible for interrogation of captured fighters on at least one occasion. While interrogating three detained fighters, Ahmad allegedly severely beat them by hand and by a plastic tube together with another military official. He apparently beat a prisoner, pu...