Government admits torture, human rights violations

[Jersey Devil]

in Iran of all places. Meanwhile, back in the good old USofA...well, you know.

Iran admits torture use
by AP

TEHRAN, Iran -- In an unprecedented report, Iran's hardline judiciary acknowledged widespread human rights violations in prisons, including the use of torture, state-run media reported yesterday.

The report said prison guards and officials in detention centres have ignored a legal order banning torture. It also said police have made several arrests without sufficient evidence and held suspects in undeclared detention centres.

The report, broadcast on state-run radio and appearing in several newspapers, said a judicial investigation had discovered human right violations including the "blindfolding and beating" of defendants, a 13-year-old boy jailed for stealing a hen, a woman who was imprisoned because her husband was a fugitive and a man who has been in prison since 1988 with a verdict in his case.

More - http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2005/07/25/1146538-sun.html