Five Syrian refugees, all torture survivors, have filed witness statements on what they endured in their home country and asked Norwegian officials to investigate the war crimes they experienced.
"I am still suffering from the effects of the torture," said one witness, known as Mira in the document, her anonymity preserved to protect the safety of family she has left in Syria."For the last eight years, I can't get even two hours of sleep. Even with all the sedatives and painkillers, I still just relive what happened in the prisons, hour by hour."
"There are hundreds of thousands of detainees still in the government's centers and I feel for them, because I was once a detainee," said another man."We've started this just to make those [officials] over there feel there are consequences for their actions." The victims are just some of many seeking redress for the abuses and crimes they say they endured during their time in the country since its civil war began in 2011. Their testimonies have linked their mistreatment to 17 named officials in the Syrian government, all high in rank.
Several Syrian refugees living in Norway have filed a formal complaint to request that the government investigate claims of abuse perpetrated by the Syrian government against them.Abuses and tortures named in the testimonies include rape, extrajudicial killings, beatings and floggings, often on the soles of their feet, hanging victims by their wrists for long periods, pulling out fingernails and using electric shocks.
"We are asking Norwegian authorities to do something they have not done before. But we are convinced we are not asking them to do something impossible," said Gunnar Ekeløve-Slydal from the Norwegian Helsinki committee, which is supporting the case.
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