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In reply to the discussion: Calls Grow For Dick Cheney and George W. Bush To Be Prosecuted For Torture [View all]Sopkoviak
(357 posts)4. U.N. Official Says Gitmo Force-Feeding Violates International Law
A United Nations official called the practice of force-feeding hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay torture on Wednesday, adding the world body to a growing list of those concerned over U.S. treatment of detainees there.
For the last several weeks, a hunger strike has been spreading throughout Guantanamo, as detainees refuse to accept food what is now widely understood as a protest of their indefinite detention. In response, the military has begun force-feeding several of the inmates through a nasal tube to keep them alive. According to AFP, the United Nations main human rights office has taken notice:
If its perceived as torture or inhuman treatment and its the case, its painful then it is prohibited by international law, Rupert Coville, spokesman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, told AFP.
A bipartisan task force on detainees assembled by the Constitution Project earlier this month condemned force-feeding and one member also suggested that it could be torture. The World Medical Association and international officials have clearly identified that process as cruel, in human and degrading treatment, said Dr. Gerald Thomson. And given the level of brutality could extend to torture.
For the last several weeks, a hunger strike has been spreading throughout Guantanamo, as detainees refuse to accept food what is now widely understood as a protest of their indefinite detention. In response, the military has begun force-feeding several of the inmates through a nasal tube to keep them alive. According to AFP, the United Nations main human rights office has taken notice:
If its perceived as torture or inhuman treatment and its the case, its painful then it is prohibited by international law, Rupert Coville, spokesman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, told AFP.
A bipartisan task force on detainees assembled by the Constitution Project earlier this month condemned force-feeding and one member also suggested that it could be torture. The World Medical Association and international officials have clearly identified that process as cruel, in human and degrading treatment, said Dr. Gerald Thomson. And given the level of brutality could extend to torture.
So are we ready to have president Obama prosecuted too based on what some guy at the UN says?
Well are we?
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/01/1946641/un-gitmo-torture/
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Calls Grow For Dick Cheney and George W. Bush To Be Prosecuted For Torture [View all]
babylonsister
Dec 2014
OP
Will BHO be an accessory to these vile crimes against humanity, "after the fact"???
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2014
#1
You asking about the BHO who's got that Nobel Peace Prize hanging on his wall ? Nah n/t
CincyDem
Dec 2014
#6
But is rethinking that decision. The same BHO that included indefinite detention in the NDAA.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#85
Nonsense. The man who ended the illegality should be part of the trial?.....good sarcasm.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#14
They don't even say for sure it is torture. Also, what is Obama supposed to do? The prisoners there
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#5
do you actually have a CLUE what the hell is involved in forced feeding? clearly not,
niyad
Dec 2014
#16
The right-wing despises Jeb. Common Core, Immigration ... those are poison pills to the right.
Zen Democrat
Dec 2014
#106
Anonymous just getting the actual report would be epic, we are only getting a brief summary.
harun
Dec 2014
#93
I would love to see W and his vp end up at The Hague but watching Rachel tonight and her guest
jwirr
Dec 2014
#38
At the very least, this should make international travel for them a bit more difficult
deutsey
Dec 2014
#54
Bush and Cheney flushed The Constitution when they flushed the Bill of Rights, didn't they?
Jamastiene
Dec 2014
#72
And don't forget Howard, the Australian PM. His security services have some
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#75
The Democrats are weak when it comes to charging any GOP member for crimes. But this report will
sammy750
Dec 2014
#74
, the Obama girls turkey pardon crisis is more important to rethugs than this.
SummerSnow
Dec 2014
#76