Syria accused of ‘pervasive’ torture in first global case over civil war
International court of justice asked to make urgent ruling against regime for ‘abhorrent treatment’ of its peopleSyria has tortured tens of thousands of its people and maintains a “widespread and pervasive” system of “abhorrent treatment”, world court judges have heard at the first international case related to the civil war in the country.Canada and the Netherlands have brought Syria before the international court of justice (ICJ), seeking urgent measures to stop the mistreatment of thousands of people still in detention.
