Monday, September 13, 2010

Thousands of Iraqi detainees at risk of torture after US handover


Amnesty International

"Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International said in a new report launched on Monday.

New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful detentions and torture in Iraq details thousands of arbitrary detentions, sometimes for several years without charge or trial, severe beatings of detainees, often in secret prisons, to obtain forced confessions, and enforced disappearances.

"Iraq's security forces have been responsible for systematically violating detainees' rights and they have been permitted to do so with impunity," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Director for the Middle East and North Africa....."


Click Here to Download PDF Report (59 pages):New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful detentions and torture in Iraq

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Stop unlawful detentions in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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