Illustration by Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch
It is now widely acknowledged that after the 9/11 attacks in the US, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) began a global detention and interrogation program through which it tortured and abused prisoners.
Sufficient evidence exists for the attorney general to order criminal investigations of senior United States officials and others involved in the post-September 11 CIA program. Obama administration claims that legal obstacles prevent criminal investigations into torture by the CIA are unpersuasive, and risk leaving a legacy of torture as a policy option.
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