UK Lawmakers Accuse U.S. of Grave Rights Violations

[librechik]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050325/wl_nm/rights_britain_usa_dc&e=1

"LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has committed "grave violations of human rights" against prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Iraq (news - web sites), the Foreign Affairs Committee of Britain's parliament said in a report on Friday.

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"We conclude that United States personnel appear to have committed grave violations of human rights of persons held in detention in various facilities in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan," the committee wrote in its influential annual report on human rights.

"We recommend that the government make it clear to the United States administration, both in public and private, that such treatment of detainees is unacceptable."

The committee said it was "surprising and unsettling" that the government had twice failed to answer whether London receives information extracted under torture by a third country. "

[sasquatch]

1. Oh gee, here comes Bush's poodle to save the day

:eyes:

[AlamoDemoc]

2. Britain's parliament should stop

putting out report after report of no merit and should vote out Blair and his cronies out of power, period!

[Ironpost]

3. maybe, we should heed your advice.

[gizmo1979]

4. But this couldn't be Bush always sides with life!

[dArKeR]

5. U.S. 'breach' of rights gets UK fired up

The report also called on the British government to make clear whether it uses intelligence passed on by other countries that may have been gathered by torturing suspects.

"We conclude that United States personnel appear to have committed grave violations of human rights of persons held in detention in various facilities in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan," the committee wrote in its influential annual report on human rights.

"We recommend that the government make it clear to the United States administration, both in public and private, that such treatment of detainees is unacceptable."

http://www.etaiwannews.com/World/2005/03/26/1111803878.htm

[bettyellen]

6. .

[True_Blue]

7. MPs accuse U.S. of human rights violations

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has committed "grave violations of human rights" against prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq, Parliament's Foreign Affairs has said.

The report on Friday also called on the government to make clear whether it uses intelligence passed on by other countries that may have been gathered by torturing suspects.

"We conclude that United States personnel appear to have committed grave violations of human rights of persons held in detention in various facilities in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan," the committee wrote in its influential annual report on human rights.

"We recommend that the government make it clear to the United States administration, both in public and private, that such treatment of detainees is unacceptable."

more....
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=695794§ion=news&src=rss/uk/topNews

[struggle4progress]

8. Anger over policy on torture info (UK)

THE Government was today under fire over its refusal to say whether it uses information extracted under torture by foreign countries.

An influential Commons committee criticised the Government for twice refusing to answer the question, and said ministers must now come clean. <snip>

The committee said: "We find it surprising and unsettling that the Government has twice failed to answer our specific question on whether or not the UK receives or acts upon information extracted under torture by a third country."

A spokesman for Amnesty International said: "It is difficult to avoid concluding that the Government is chillingly indifferent over the question of using blood-stained information." <snip>

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=318962005

[merh]

9. drip, drip, drip

drip

[bpilgrim]

10. if we don't hold ALL accountable we can be brought before the ICC

bet

peace

[libpunkmom]

14. May be , May be not- American Service Members Protection Act

The Bushies definitely believe in the age old adage "Cover Thy Own Ass".
This doesn't just cover service members, but also elected officials.

[MaineDem]

11. I wonder if this will ever be reported in the US?

By the MSM, I mean.

How infuriating!

[merh]

12. kick

:kick:

[Maine-ah]

13. kick

[bpilgrim]

15. kick

peace

[struggle4progress]

16. kick