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Amnesty International
Abuses at Bagram Must Be Part of Wider Inquiry, Says Amnesty International
July 12th, 2009
Interviews with former Bagram detainees by the BBC are a timely reminder of the continuing need for accountability, transparency and for the human rights of those held by the United States in Afghanistan to be fully protected, said Amnesty International today. The organization reiterated its call on the U.S. authorities to establish a full independent commission of inquiry into all aspects of the United States' detention and interrogation regime in what the Bush administration dubbed the "war on terror." The former detainees, held in Bagram at various times between 2002 and 2008, told the BBC they had been subjected to abuse in U.S. custody, including beatings, stress...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-07-12)
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