Lebanon: Medical Letter Writing Action: Torture and ill-treatment of women in pre-trial detention

Lebanon: Medical Letter Writing Action: Torture and ill-treatment of women in pre-trial detention

Index Number: MDE 18/014/2001
Date Published: 24 September 2001
Categories: Lebanon, Middle East And North Africa

Women arrested in Lebanon risk torture and ill-treatment at the hands of police officers, especially during pre-trial detention where they are routinely held incommunicado. Furthermore, conditions in Lebanon's four women's prisons have serious shortcomings including overcrowding, lack of hygiene and inadequate medical attention.