Defending American Values in Court – Torture Victims Visit United States Seeking Accountability and Justice
Human Rights First and the American Civil Liberties Union this week welcomed to the United States two of their clients who have brought a civil action against Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other senior members of the military seeking accountability for the torture and abuse they and other detainees suffered in U.S. detention facilities overseas. Their suit seeks, among other things, a federal court order declaring unlawful U.S. policies and practices permitting torture and other forms of abuse.
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