Most have been victims of terrorism by the Syrian government. The Guardian:
At least 88 people, including 10 children, have died in detention in Syria since the uprising against the regime began in March in what amounts to "systematic persecution on a vast scale", according to Amnesty International.Now that Dick Cheney has reared his ugly head again and so freely discussed terrorism, does anyone in their right mind think state-run torture doesn't harm the perception of a country besides being a crime against humanity? As someone who lived and traveled extensively outside of the US during the Bush-Cheney years, this latest Cheney remark is completely false. He's a serial liar.
The majority of victims were tortured or ill-treated, with injuries ranging from beatings, burns and blunt-force traumas to whipping marks, electrocution, slashes and mutilated genitals.
Amnesty documented the names, dates and places of arrest of victims, while independent forensic pathologists have established possible causes of death in some cases by examining film of the bodies.
