Children 'being tortured in Iraq' for confessions of Islamic State affiliation

Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State group, often using torture to coerce confessions, Human Rights Watch said.

Children 'being tortured in Iraq' for confessions of Islamic State affiliation

Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State group, often using torture to coerce confessions, Human Rights Watch said.

The New York-based group estimated that Iraqi and Kurdish authorities were holding about 1,500 children for alleged IS affiliation in detention at the end of 2018.

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