( CNN ) -- Ten years after the fall of Saddam Hussein , Iraq remains `` enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses , '' Amnesty International said in a report Monday . `` Many Iraqis today enjoy greater freedoms than they did under his Ba'athist regime , but the fundamental human rights gains that should have been achieved during the past decade have signally failed to materialize , '' said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui , Middle East and North Africa deputy director at Amnesty International . Attacks on civilians , the torture of detainees and unfair trials permeate the country , Amnesty International said . The report said government forces commit torture with impunity , especially against those arrested on suspicion of carrying out terrorism acts . There was no immediate reaction from the Iraqi government . Methods of torture . Methods of torture reported by detainees include electric shocks ; including to the genitals ; partial suffocation with a bag placed tightly over the head ; beatings while suspended in contorted positions ; and the deprivation of food , water and sleep , Amnesty said . `` Detainees have alleged that they were tortured to force them to 'confess ' to serious crimes or to incriminate others while held in these conditions , '' the group said . `` Many have repudiated their confessions at trial only to see the courts admit them as evidence of their guilt , without investigating their torture allegations , sentencing them to long term imprisonment or death . '' 129 hangings . Such death sentences contribute to one of the highest execution rates in the world , Amnesty said . Last year , 129 Iraqi prisoners were hanged . `` Death sentences and executions are being used on a horrendous scale , '' Sahraoui said . `` It is particularly abhorrent that many prisoners have been sentenced to death after unfair trials and on the basis of confessions they say they were forced to make under torture . '' Amnesty International opposes the death penalty worldwide . Sectarian strife . Sectarian strife also continues to plague the country , where Shiite Muslims dominate the central government . Thousands of demonstrators in Sunni-dominated areas have protested the arbitrary detention and abuse of detainees , Amnesty said . The protesters also denounced what they say is government discrimination against the Sunni population . Sunni armed groups , meanwhile , continue to attack not only government targets but also Shiite civilians , including religious pilgrims , the group said . Last month , Iraq 's top judicial committee accused Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi 's security detail of carrying out 150 attacks against security forces and civilians between 2005 and 2011 . Al-Hashimi denied those allegations , saying they are politically motivated . This year marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq . The country has struggled to define itself , even after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq at the end of 2011 . Violence has dropped dramatically But insurgent attacks against civilians and security forces persist . Many areas are still smoldering with sectarian tension and political infighting . CNN 's Neda Farshbaf contributed to this report .
Amnesty International says the torture of prisoners and unfair trials plague Bahrain . The group of detainees are tortured into submission and sometimes sentenced to death . Common methods of torture include blows to the genitals , choking and partial suffocation . Sectarian strife between Sunni and Shiite Muslims also plagues the country .