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Challenge for U.S.: Iraq's Handling of Detainees - New York Times (2033 words) |
 | CAMP JUSTICE, Iraq The blindfolded detainees in the dingy hallway line up in groups of five for their turn to see a judge, like schoolchildren outside the principal's office. |
| Detainees are marched from cells in groups of five to see him in an office. |
| The law says detainees are entitled to have their cases reviewed by a judge every two weeks, but there are not enough judges, said Colonel Shammari, the chief interrogator. |
| U.S.: Abu Ghraib Only the Tip of the Iceberg (Human Rights Watch, 27-4-2005) (1267 words) |
| Nine detainees are now known to have died in U.S. custody in Afghanistanincluding four cases already determined by Army investigators to be murder or manslaughter. |
| Detainees held at military bases in 2002 and 2003 described to Human Rights Watch being beaten severely by both guards and interrogators, deprived of sleep for extended periods, and intentionally exposed to extreme cold, as well as other inhumane and degrading treatment. |
| Reports by FBI agents who witnessed detainee abuseincluding chained detainees forced to sit in their own excrementhave recently emerged, adding to the statements of former detainees describing the use of painful stress positions, use of military dogs to threaten detainees, threats of torture and death, and prolonged exposure to extremes of heat, cold and noise. |
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