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 terror 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 renditionÂ.
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..
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