Ain Aouda secret prison
Location | Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory |
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Country | Morocco |
Ain Aouda secret prison is a suspected
Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory (Direction de la surveillance du territoire, DST), the Moroccan domestic intelligence agency implicated in past and ongoing human rights violations.[1][2][3][4]
During the Arab Spring protests, the inmates of the Temara interrogation centre were transferred to Ain Aouda.[4] The United States reportedly paid the Moroccan state $20 million for the building of the prison.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Document - Morocco: Continuing abuses against individuals suspected of terrorism-related activities in Morocco". 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Globalizing torture CIA Secret Detention and extraordinary rendition" (PDF). Open Society. p. 99. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ a b Amine Bouderaâ (27 October 2012). "Les Russes dénoncent la présence d'une prison secrète américaine au Maroc". DemainOnline. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Adam Goldman (23 January 2014). "The hidden history of the CIA's prison in Poland". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 January 2014.