U.S. Rejects Amnesty Rights Allegations
May 24, 2006
A prisoner at the Guantanamo dentention center (file photo) (epa)
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said nobody is being tortured at the U.S. detention center for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
He also criticized Amnesty International, accusing the human rights group of doing nothing to help Iraqis prosecute former dictator Saddam Hussein.
In its annual report released on May 23, Amnesty International accused the United States of disregarding basic human rights principles and international legal obligations. It cited reports that the United States continues to hold thousands of detainees without charge in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and in secret detention centers believed to exist in Europe, North Africa, and elsewhere.
(compiled from agency reports)