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It is noticeable that a new center for forensic science and rehabilitation will open at the Justice Palace in Tripoli within two months to collect evidence of prison torture and help victims heal. The initiative is especially pertinent in light of the Roumieh Prison videos that leaked last week showing guards brutally assaulting prisoners.
It is told that the center, managed by the Restart Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, a Lebanese NGO, is supposed to meet with every new detainee in Tripoli.With consent from prisoners, lawyers, doctors and psychologists will collect forensic evidence of torture and offer physical and psychological care.Under Lebanese law, security forces can detain a person for a maximum of 48 hours before charging them, releasing them or obtaining a court order to extend their detention. It is during this period that detainees are at the greatest risk of torture before they appear in court.----[Read More]
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