Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture
EP calls for CIA rendition case to be reopened
The European Parliament's civil liberties, foreign affairs and human rights committees will resume investigations into the CIA's alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in EU countries, in the light of the US Senate's new revelations of the use of torture by the CIA, says a resolution passed on Wednesday.
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British MPs want access to redacted parts of CIA torture report
A parliamentary committee investigating possible British links to torture will request access to blacked out parts of a US Senate report on CIA treatment of Al-Qaeda suspects, its chairman said Dec. 14.
CIA Director Defends Interrogation Techniques, Bypasses Issue of Torture
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John O. Brennan defended on Thursday CIA officers who had been accused of using brutal interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda suspects.
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CIA chief defends agency, but admits 'abhorrent' abuses
US spymaster John Brennan staunchly defended CIA officers on Thursday as "patriots" but admitted some interrogators had used "abhorrent" tactics in the past decade.
UN expects U.S. to investigate officials who ordered crimes
UN expects U.S. to investigate officials who ordered crimes
GENEVA -- A UN official has said that the Unites States has a legal obligation to prosecute U.S. officials who ordered crimes, including torture, against detainees.
CIA torture brutal and ineffective: US Senate report
CIA torture of al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged, did not produce useful intelligence and was so poorly managed it lost track of detainees, a scathing U.S. Senate report revealed Dec. 9.
UN Expert Calls for Prosecution of CIA, US Officials Over Alleged Torture During Interrogations
Ben Emerson, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism has called for prosecution of those responsible for torturing terrorism suspects.
"It has taken four years since the report was finalised to reach this point," said Emmerson in a statement, released by the UN news centre.