UN anti-torture panel grills US officials
Source: Associated Press
UN anti-torture panel grills US officials
By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press | November 12, 2014 | Updated: November 12, 2014 4:03pm
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel began grilling American officials Wednesday over the U.S. government's compliance with a key anti-torture treaty, raising a series of alleged violations since the 9/11 attacks.
At the start of a two-day hearing, Alessio Bruni of Italy, one of the panel's chief investigators, told the high-level U.S. delegation that it must answer for alleged violations ranging from CIA rendition at so-called black sites to police brutality and Guantanamo Bay conditions. He asked what concrete measures have been taken to implement President Barack Obama's "clear" directives against torture.
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GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel began grilling American officials Wednesday over the U.S. government's compliance with a key anti-torture treaty, raising a series of alleged violations since the 9/11 attacks.
At the start of a two-day hearing, Alessio Bruni of Italy, one of the panel's chief investigators, told the high-level U.S. delegation that it must answer for alleged violations ranging from CIA rendition at so-called black sites to police brutality and Guantanamo Bay conditions. He asked what concrete measures have been taken to implement President Barack Obama's "clear" directives against torture.
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