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Friday, May 19, 2006

Can you hear me now?

The UN's Committee on Torture is calling on the US to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay:
the United States should clearly ban interrogation techniques like "water boarding," in which an inmate is held under water to create the fear of drowning; sexual humiliation, and the use of dogs to induce fear. It said that detainees had died during interrogation involving improper techniques.

The BBC reports that prisoners attacked guards who were trying to prevent an inmate from committing suicide:
The military says there have been 39 suicide attempts in the camp since 2002, and hunger strikes have been common as detainees protest against their continued detention without trial.

What is it going to take, exactly?

Amnesty International Toolkit

ACLU Torture Documents
Human Rights Watch Campaign

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