21.09.2004 - Source: UN General Assembly

UN Independent Expert receives numerous reports on secret and informal detention centres ("Report of the independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan A/59/370") [#28465],  [ID 1016]

"Security service detentions and detention by the police
63. The independent expert has received reports of serious violations, such as torture committed in secret detention centres run by NSD, and has notified the Attorney-General.
Informal prisons
64. The independent expert has received reports of numerous informal prisons located around the country, which are generally run by warlords and local commanders. They exist outside the control of the State and beyond the reach of the law. The independent expert has expressed serious concern regarding these informal prisons, and has notified the Attorney-General and others of the need to quickly evaluate the situation and respond accordingly."

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