(10 am. – promoted by ek hornbeck)
UN Report On Government Torture In Afghanistan:
KABUL, Afghanistan – Suspects are hung by their hands, beaten with cables, and in some cases their genitals are twisted until they lose consciousness in detention facilities run by the Afghan intelligence service and the Afghan national police, according to a study released Monday by the United Nations here.
At WarThe report provides a devastating picture of the abuses committed by arms of the Afghanistan government as the American-led foreign forces here are moving to wind down their presence after a decade of war. The abuses were uncovered even as American and other Western trainers and mentors had been working closely with the ministries overseeing the detention facilities and funded their operations.
Read the rest here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10…
Thank you Mr Bush! Thank you too, Mr Obama. And a big shout out to freedom lovers the world over.