PBS NewsHour

Amnesty documents 'human slaughterhouse' in Assad's Syria

Clip: 02/07/2017 | 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.

Aired: 02/07/17

Rating: NR

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