Wednesday, June 08, 2005

UN : 6,000 in US Prison Camps in Iraq

Top News Article Reuters.com

And speaking of due process...

In Iraq, "one of the major human rights challenges remains the detention of thousands of persons without due process," Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report to the 15-nation U.N. Security Council...

"Despite the release of some detainees, their number continues to grow. Prolonged detention without access to lawyers and courts is prohibited under international law including during states of emergency," his report said.


Absurd.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And the pressure continues to mount on the Bush Administration....

Anne Zook