Amnesty documents 'human slaughterhouse' in Assad's Syria
Clip: 2/7/2017 | 5m 41s
A new report reveals shocking details of routine torture & executions at one Syrian prison
Somewhere between 5,000 and 13,000 people were tortured and executed at one Syrian military prison between 2011 and 2015, according to Amnesty International. A new report alleges that officials at the high level of government approved the killings. William Brangham discusses the disturbing details and larger implications with Amnesty’s Sunjeev Bery.
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Amnesty documents 'human slaughterhouse' in Assad's Syria
Clip: 2/7/2017 | 5m 41s
Somewhere between 5,000 and 13,000 people were tortured and executed at one Syrian military prison between 2011 and 2015, according to Amnesty International. A new report alleges that officials at the high level of government approved the killings. William Brangham discusses the disturbing details and larger implications with Amnesty’s Sunjeev Bery.
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