14,000 detained without trial in Iraq

[brainshrub]

Ah, the joys of spreading "democracy" at gunpoint:

14,000 detained without trial in Iraq

US and UK forces in Iraq have detained thousands of people without charge or trial for long periods and there is growing evidence of Iraqi security forces torturing detainees, Amnesty International said today.

In a new report published today, the human rights group criticized the US-led multinational force for interning some 14,000 people.

Around 3,800 people have been held for over a year, while another 200 have been detained for more than two years, the report - Beyond Abu Ghraib: detention and torture in Iraq - said.

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The Amnesty report also claimed Iraqi security forces were systematically violating the rights of detainees.

Many cases of torture, including electric shocks or beatings with plastic cables, have been reported since US-led forces handed power to Iraqi officials in June 2004, the document said.

Entire article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1724837,00.html?gusrc=rss

[rodeodance]

1. no wonder prison building is going on.

[goclark]

2. Shameful! nt

[tabasco]

3. We brought them American-style freedom !!

The Patriot Act International !!

[Mnemosyne]

4. Completely reprehensible. Is there more to come or

are they running out of evil yet? :shrug:

Have the soldiers gotten those flowers and candy or are they still waiting?:shrug:

So many questions, rarely any answers.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Amnesty Report on 14,000 Finds Prisoner Abuse Continues in Iraq

Amnesty Report on 14,000 Finds Prisoner Abuse Continues in Iraq

By ALAN COWELL
Published: March 7, 2006

LONDON, March 6 — Amnesty International accused the United States and its allies on Monday of committing widespread abuses in Iraq, including torture and the continued detention of thousands of prisoners without charge or trial.

The accusations could fuel the debate over the treatment of detainees that flared after the publication of graphic photographs showing prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad being mistreated by American guards. More recently, British forces in Iraq have been criticized after videotapes showed British soldiers beating Iraqi youths after demonstrations in southern Iraq.

In its report, "Beyond Abu Ghraib: Detention and Torture in Iraq," Amnesty International also said the level of abuse by Iraqi forces since the transfer of power in June 2004 was increasing.

The United States and its allies, the report said, have "established procedures which deprive detainees of human rights guaranteed in international law and standards."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/07/international/europe/07rights.html?_r=1&oref=slogin