(Arab Times-Kuwait) The British-based Avaaz human rights group said Thursday it had collected evidence of more than 6,237 deaths of Syrian civilians and security forces, 617 of them under torture. At least 400 of the dead were children, it added. "No one can now turn a blind eye to the horror-show in Syria....One in every 300 Syrians has either been killed or imprisoned," said Avaaz executive director Ricken Patel. Security forces have detained at least 69,000 people since the uprising began in March, Avaaz said. Around 32,000 of them have since been released.
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