Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE

Presiding judge Anne Kerber (C) stands before handing the verdict to Syrian defendant Eyad A. in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Frey/Pool via REUTERS

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE

Presiding judge Anne Kerber stands before handing the verdict to Syrian defendant Eyad A. (R) in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Frey/Pool via REUTERS

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE

Staff removes handcuffs of Syrian defendant Eyad A. as he arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Frey/Pool via REUTERS

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Frey/Pool via REUTERS

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Frey/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the courtroom in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the court room in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Syrian defendant Eyad A. arrives to hear his verdict in the court room in Koblenz, Germany February 24, 2021. Thomas Lohnes/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - PARTS OF THE IMAGE HAVE BEEN PIXELATED AT SOURCE REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

Monther Charni, head of the Tunisia Organisation Against Torture, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, February 10, 2021. Picture taken February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Ahmed Gam, 21, who he says was tortured by police during his two-day detention last month, lies in a bed as he is comforted by his sister in his parents' home in the coastal city of Monastir, Tunisia February 10, 2021. Picture taken February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tarek Amara

Ahmed Gam, 21, who he says was tortured by police during his two-day detention last month, lies in a bed in his parents' home in the coastal city of Monastir, Tunisia February 10, 2021. Picture taken February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tarek Amara

Ahmed Gam, 21, who he says was tortured by police during his two-day detention last month, lies in a bed in his parents' home in the coastal city of Monastir, Tunisia February 10, 2021. Picture taken February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tarek Amara

Mother of Ahmed Gam, a 21 year-old man who he says was tortured by police during his two-day detention last month, speaks during an interview with Reuters at home in the coastal city of Monastir, Tunisia February 10, 2021. Picture taken February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tarek Amara

Foreign prisoners, suspected of being part of the Islamic State, lie in a prison cell in Hasaka, Syria, January 7, 2020. Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic: "I went to northeastern Syria to shoot prisons and detention camps holding thousands of men, women and children whose lives are in limbo nearly a year after the final defeat of Islamic State to which they once belonged. The area around Qamishli city is mainly controlled by Kurdish fighters who helped defeat the Islamist militant group. This prison held foreign fighters, and in this one cell, there were more than 50 men lying head-to-toe across the floor of one cell, leaving virtually no room to move. Natural light was minimal and the air was heavy with the smell of sweat and dirt. What to do with the remnants of Islamic State, whose fighters tortured and executed thousands of people during its zenith from 2014, is a thorny issue for countries whose citizens went to fight with the group. The foreign fighters I interacted with wanted to be repatriated to their countries of origin, rather to be prosecuted there." REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File photo SEARCH "POY STORIES 2020" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Relatives and supporters of people who died during recent protests hold a sign reading 'In Chile, people are murdered and tortured' as they gather to request justice outside government house in Santiago, Chile November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

People demonstrate to demand the prosecution of five men accused of torturing to death a 19-year-old mobile phone shop worker, according to local media, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

People shout slogans as they demonstrate to demand the prosecution of five men accused of torturing to death a 19-year-old mobile phone shop worker, according to local media, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

People shout slogans as they demonstrate to demand the prosecution of five men accused of torturing to death a 19-year-old mobile phone shop worker, according to local media, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

People shout slogans as they demonstrate to demand the prosecution of five men accused of torturing to death a 19-year-old mobile phone shop worker, according to local media, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

People shout slogans as they demonstrate to demand the prosecution of five men accused of torturing to death a 19-year-old mobile phone shop worker, according to local media, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

A graffiti that reads "The torture is not culture" is seen on a wooden fence inside a corral of bulls, along the 875-meter course of the running of the bulls from a corral to the bullring, at Santo Domingo street during the San Fermin festival which was cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Pamplona, Spain July 7, 2020. Picture taken July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

"The Muted Demonstration", an installation of 49 figures dressed with cloth of torture victims, by Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh, 44, stands in front of a Koblenz court room during the first trial against suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity in Koblenz, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Police Chief Da Cunha shows a location used for torture and executions during a operation to search for bodies of men killed by a criminal faction in a clandestine cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Zodidi Desewula, a housewife from the Eastern Cape province, takes a break by reading as seen through the doorway of her one-roomed rondavel house, as authorities around the world impose various guidelines on lockdowns and social distancing to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sibanye Stillwater's women's hostel in Carletonville, South Africa, May 23, 2020. When asked, what will you miss most about being in lockdown? Zodidi says there is nothing she will miss about the lockdown once it is over. To her it was torture because she and her husband were stuck in one place unable to move. She also said " My self and my husband were stuck in this single room house unable to go to work. We were struggling in getting food to eat because there was no income". Picture taken May 23, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

In northeastern Syria, prisons and detention camps hold thousands of men, women and children whose lives are in limbo nearly a year after the final defeat of Islamic State to which they once belonged. The area around Qamishli city is mainly controlled by Kurdish fighters who helped defeat the Islamist militant group. They have since been pushed into a small pocket of northeastern Syria by Turkish-led forces who consider them a security threat. Kurdish forces bear the brunt of looking after those captured as Islamic State collapsed, including hundreds of foreigners who fought alongside local militants to create a self-declared caliphate in the Middle East. What to do with the remnants of Islamic State, whose fighters tortured and executed thousands of people during its zenith from 2014, is a thorny issue for countries whose citizens went to fight with the group. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic SEARCH "ISLAMIC STATE PRISONERS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching Text: MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-PRISONERS

Alberta Rodriguez Hernandez, whose mother was tortured and killed by unknown assailants, sits with her daughter Erika Sanchez, 10, at their home in Rincon de Chautla, Mexico, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MEXICO CARTEL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Mugo Theuri, Kenyan editor, speaks during a Reuters interview following the death of retired president Daniel Arap Moi, at his home in Ruiru, Kenya February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edwin Waita

Mugo Theuri, Kenyan editor, speaks during a Reuters interview following the death of retired president Daniel Arap Moi, at his home in Ruiru, Kenya February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edwin Waita

A woman holds a sign that reads "Torture, neither art, nor culture" during a protest demanding the abolition of bullfightings in Bogota, Colombia February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

A demonstrator shows security forces a placard that reads, "In Chile he tortures", during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

A woman demonstrator shows a placard that reads, "In Chile he tortures" next to an armored car of the security forces during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Activists participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Activists of the NGO Rio de Paz perform being tortured on an instrument called pau-de-arara (parrot's perch), used during the dictatorship, during the Human Rights day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

An activist of the NGO Rio de Paz performs being tortured on instrument called pau-de-arara (parrot's perch), used during the dictatorship, during the Human Rights day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Activists of the NGO Rio de Paz perform being tortured on an instrument called pau-de-arara (parrot's perch), used during the dictatorship, during the Human Rights day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An activist of the NGO Rio de Paz performs being tortured on instrument called pau-de-arara (parrot's perch), used during the dictatorship, during the Human Rights day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

A mask that represents a victim of the dictatorship is seen hang on a torture instrument called pau-de-arara (parrot's perch), during a demonstration organized by the NGO Rio de Paz, for the Human Rights day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

A demonstrator holds up a sign in front of a riot police vehicle during a protest against Chile's government, at Providencia, a wealthy neighbourhood, in Santiago, Chile December 3, 2019. The sign reads: "Be careful with the policeman; trained to maim, torture and kill his people". REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

A demonstrator holds up a sign in front of a riot police vehicle during a protest against Chile's government, at Providencia, a wealthy neighbourhood, in Santiago, Chile December 3, 2019. The sign reads: "Be careful with the policeman; trained to maim, torture and kill his people". REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

A demonstrator holds up a sign in front of a riot police vehicle during a protest against Chile's government, at Providencia, a wealthy neighbourhood, in Santiago, Chile December 3, 2019. The sign reads: "Be careful with the policeman; trained to maim, torture and kill his people". REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza