UN calls on the US to stop all forms of torture now!
June 6, 2006 – 5:03 pm
UN Committee against Torture
“Since AI started highlighting specific cases of Guantanamo detainees, 16 of them have been released from US detention. Of those detainees transferred to their home countries, 1 remain in detention and 13 have been released.”
Earlier this year the US government submitted a report to the UN Committee against Torture, the first such report since the USA launched its war on terrorĀ after the 11 September 2001 attacks, in which time the world has witnessed the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the Abu Ghraib torture scandal in Iraq and revelations about the US programme of renditionĀ.
On 19 May 2006 the Committee issued recommendations to the US government over its compliance with its treaty obligations under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
The US delegation to the UN stated that the USA takes its international obligations regarding torture extremely seriously.
Amnesty International calls on the USA to match action to these laudable words, and ensure that it respects its obligations at home and abroad.”
The Committee against Torture is a 10-member body of independent experts established by the Convention against Torture to monitor the compliance of states with their obligations under the treaty. It meets twice a year and reviews the periodic reports of states.
Read more on Amnesty International’s site..
4 Responses to “UN calls on the US to stop all forms of torture now!”
Why are you so anti-US? Is it because being a communist you hate democracy, free speech and capitalism?
There is nothing called Human rights, as communists put it. The only fundamental right in the universe is the “right to property”, all secondary rights flow out of this one basic right.
So when communist organizations like Amnesty campaign in the name of so called Human rights, they are in fact harming human interests rather than preserve them.
Amnesty is as evil an organization as Castro’s communist party and for the same reason - non of the two organizations support property rights and hence they are anti-human
By IC on Jun 9, 2006
im not anti_US. i’m anti torture - if the administration of the USA engages in that then that’s against human rights and ill make a fuss about it. in exactly the same way that we point to other countries whose governments are engaging in torture against their own citizens or other people. it doesn’t matter - that’s why its called universal human rights. i’m not pro-any country or against any country - unlike yourself.
in any case if you have seen my rants elsewhere on this site, countries - a.k.a. the vehicle of the nation-state is commonly used to oppress individuals - usually the citizens of that specific country, whatever country it is.
By sonia on Jun 11, 2006
Great post Sonia, found you via a commenter on my blog
By Rachel on Jun 21, 2006
Thanks for these posts. I’m becoming involved in Torture Awareness Month myself.
Do you know anything, though, about why the Torture Awareness web site, at tortureawareness.org, has gone down and now appears to be up for sale?
I’m starting to set up an alternative Torture Awareness Month site at tortureawareness.com - but it’s going to be a work in progress throughout the month.
When I get to the blog links part of the setup, I’ll be sure to link here.
Keep up the good work!
By J. Clifford on Jun 9, 2007