US accused of creating ‘climate of torture’-report to UN Torture Committee

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http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/press/16994.shtml

Amnesty International has accused the United States of creating a “climate of torture” today (Wednesday 3 May), as it published a new report on the USA’s record on torture and other ill-treatment.

The United Nations specialist committee against torture is set to examine the USA’s record in complying with its international obligations to prevent and punish torture (5 and 8 May) - the first time during the “war on terror” that it has done so. Amnesty International’s report is part of the evidence-gathering process.

Meanwhile the US State Department is reported to be sending a 30-strong-delegation to Geneva to defend the country’s record.

Amnesty International USA Senior Deputy Executive Director Curt Goering said:

“Although the US government continues to assert its condemnation of torture and ill-treatment, these statements contradict what is happening in practice.

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the high road..