April 14, 2014 - The United Nation’s top human rights official has condemned the
``rampant use of torture'' in detention facilities in Syria. U.N. High Commissioner
for Human Rights Navi Pillay says her office has documented a ``broad pattern of torture
and ill-treatment'' in government facilities and some run by rebel groups. Pillay
said in a statement Monday that the report draws on detailed testimony from victims
and witnesses. The abuses include rape, beatings and burnings, sometimes leading
to death. Pillay's office has documented widespread abuses by the government and
rebel groups in Syria's three-year civil war, prompting calls for war crimes inquiries.
(Source: AP)