UNITED STATES: Deaths linked to US interrogations

Wednesday, November 17, 1993 - 11:00

American Civil Liberties Union analysis has found "irrefutable evidence that US operatives tortured detainees to death during interrogations", according to ACLU attorney Amrit Singh. The ACLU studied the cases of 44 prisoners who died in US military custody in Iraq and Afghanistan. It found that these deaths often followed abusive interrogations by elite Navy SEALs, military intelligence and CIA personnel. "The public has a right to know who authorised the use of torture techniques and why these deaths have been covered up", said Singh. The ACLU has called for those responsible to be held accountable.

From Green Left Weekly, November 2, 2005.

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