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UN calls on the US to stop all forms of torture now!

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“The [USA] should take immediate measures to eradicate all forms of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by its military or civilian personnel, in any territory under its jurisdiction”

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 rendition.

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..

Torture Awareness Month

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June is Torture Awareness Month

I will be covering this topic in-depth this month - i’ve quite a few things saved up from the last issue of the Amnesty International magazine - and also this Bloggers Against Torture initiative has spurred me on some more. If you are a blogger, please join - you can make a difference!

Torture Awareness Month is an effort to respond to the growing evidence that the United States government is engaging systematically in the use of torture and inhuman treatment as part of the Global War on Terror.

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