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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

UN report criticizes US compliance with anti-torture treaty

UN report criticizes US compliance with anti-torture treaty

By Alexandra Farone on Dec 01, 2014 10:45 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee Against Torture [official website] released a report [text, PDF] on Friday that found the US has fallen short of full compliance with the Convention Against Torture international treaty [text]. Police brutality [JURIST report], detention facilities, military interrogations and the criminalization of torture itself were several of the top concerns. The committee raised particular concern regarding the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder] detention facility, urging the US to cease the indefinite holding of suspects of terrorism-related activities without...   +read more

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