Dec 09, 2014 report says cia misled congress, white house on interrogation program. The senate select committee on intelligence has released a summary of its investigation of a cia program of interrogation by torture pdf. Dec 09, 2015 one year ago today, the senate intelligence committee published a highly redacted executive summary of its investigation into the cias torture and rendition program. Cia torture report tom blanton the colbert report, december 10, 2014. Dec 09, 2014 the executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. Legal defense for using techniques considered torture. The small independent publisher melville house has done it, turning a five hundredandtwentyeightpage pdf with the slanted margins and blurred resolution.
Dec 09, 2014 the report, written by the senate intelligence committees democratic staff, examines the cias use of torture during the bush administration. Elimination of torture was prepared by the united nations assistance mission in afghanistan unama and the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights ohchr. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the senate intelligence. Act 400042014 amnesty international may 2014 all victims of torture and illtreatment survivors of torture as well as the families of those tortured to death are entitled to compensation, rehabilitation, justice and other forms of redress. Ahrc3454 2 report of the special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or. Watch video of feinsteins remarks here what the report shows, according to its introduction. Report on cia accountability with respect to the 911 attacks.
Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. Senate torture report foia american civil liberties union. Report says cia misled congress, white house on interrogation program. With addition of errata pages, chart issued by commitee. In december 2014, the ssci sent the full torture report to several executive branch agencies. Act 400011973 view report in english download pdf topics torture and other illtreatment recently added. The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of. The world has long known that the united states government illegally detained and tortured prisoners.
Cia deceived government on torture program according to. The senate report should not be relegated to a shelf or hard drive but be the basis for criminal investigations on the use of torture by us officials, said kenneth roth, executive director. Refugees and migrants forgotten in covid19 crisis response. This is the report of the initial, exploratory phase of the research project does. Dec 09, 2014 senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of cia practices tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation. Military routinely administered controversial drugs to detainees in guantanamo bay. This united states congress image is in the public domain. The huge new senate report on cia torture, explained vox. Full text of senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf download see other formats.
The full report should be used by the central intelligence agency and. Portugal, civilian in had of greek the had any false. Update on the treatment of conflict related detainees in. The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions what is the report. A classified us senate probe into the cias post911 interrogation program found that the agency purposely deceived the us justice department to attain legal justification for use of torture techniques, according to a new report. This is the fourth report of unamaohchr on the treatment of conflictrelated detainees. The official senate cia torture report free government. In 2009 the senate armed services committee published a report pdf detailing the abuse of detainees under the jurisdiction of the department of defense and the u. Jan 29, 2015 read cnns cia torture report fast facts to learn about the us senate select committee on intelligences report on the cias detention and interrogation program. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program.
Its all politics an executive summary of the senate intelligence committees twoyearold report will be made public before democrats. So, larry, as you know, the real news has been reporting on how the cia was spying on the senate intelligence committee, which was investigating the cias torture program instituted under george w. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program kindle edition by senate select committee on intelligence, feinstein, dianne. Dec 10, 2014 the senate report should not be relegated to a shelf or hard drive but be the basis for criminal investigations on the use of torture by us officials, said kenneth roth, executive director. One year after senate torture report, no ones read it and it. Read cnns cia torture report fast facts to learn about the us senate select committee on intelligences report on the cias detention and interrogation program. The full senate torture report, which documented brutality by the cia against at least 119 detained terrorism suspects, will be held out of public view at obamas presidential library.
Dianne feinstein on tuesday released her committees findings on cia torture, which found the agencys post911 embrace of torture to be brutal and ineffective. The tortured history of the senates torture report. The senate intelligence committee report on torture. This report focuses on torture and illtreatment by the internal security forces isf which is lebanons main police force, and in particular the drug repression bureau and members. Perspectives on the senate select committee on intelligence. Act 400011973 view report in english download pdf topics torture and other ill. Torture in 2014 9 30 years of broken promises index. The full torture report is the most comprehensive account of the torture program to date. The report says the agency routinely misled the white house and congress about the information it obtained from the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.
The twoway the report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques used by the cia after the attacks of. The executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. Obama will preserve senate torture report in his papers. The official senate cia torture report stanford libraries. The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of. Senate intelligence committee study on cia detention and. Special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of. The senate intelligence committees report on cia torture. Mendez, report of the special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment. Senate select committee on intelligence released its study of the cias detention and interrogation program foreword, findings, and conclusions, and executive summary.
The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia. Senate report slams cia torture, lies human rights watch. Includes a finding that the rights of students at the judge. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture. The cia kept incomplete records of their detainees, so it is unclear if 119 is a complete count. The senate intelligence committee released a report on bush era torture tactics today. Full text of senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf. Amnesty for december in more support in general all international protreatment punishment. Inside one of the police stations, a large notice board listed dozens of sensitive. Ssci torture report and enhanced interrogation techniques congressional research service 3 justices dojs office of legal counsel olc, the national security council nsc, and the white house counsel on the legal status of detainees and to what extent eits could legally be. Nov 19, 2014 senate torture report findings expected this year. This is the executive summary of the committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program, a u. Treatment of conflictrelated detainees in afghan custody, 201120 unamas two earlier reports on detainee treatment found compelling evidence that many conflictrelated detainees unama interviewed had experienced torture and illtreatment during arrest and interrogation in numerous detention facilities run by the nds and anp.
One year ago today, the senate intelligence committee published a highly redacted executive summary of its investigation into the cias torture and. Report says cia misled congress, white house on interrogation. This may be because it was taken by an employee of the congress as part of that persons official duties, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of congress. Enhanced interrogation techniques amnesty international usa. Torture abuse comments read the devastating bipartisan report from the senate armed services committee that indicts highlevel bush administration officials. Senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of cia practices tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation. The ssci report is not the first official accounting of harsh interrogation methods conducted during the bush administration, but it is the first to examine the cias role. Senate cia torture report details ruthless brutality of. This is the fourth report of unamaohchr on the treatment of conflictrelated detainees, and it covers the period from 1 january 2015 to 31 december 2016.
Report on torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay, cuba 1 preface the center for constitutional rights ccr is a nonprofit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the u. Dec 07, 2014 the ssci report is not the first official accounting of harsh interrogation methods conducted during the bush administration, but it is the first to examine the cias role. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Victims of torture and a pubhc statement by the white house thatprisoners in u. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program paperback december 30, 2014. Senate report on cia interrogation methods has tortured. Leaked senate report shows use of torture as ineffective. One year after senate torture report, no ones read it and. The 500page summary is less than 10 percent of the.
Dec 09, 2014 the report says the agency routinely misled the white house and congress about the information it obtained from the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Propublica has created a useful timeline to put the report in perspective. Topics cia, torture, crime, terror, war on terror, document, pdf, download, free download collection opensource language. Report of the special rapporteur on torture documentcloud. The release included redacted versions of the committees executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. An exploration of the governments use of mefloquine at guantanamo 120210 read press release, seton hall law report shows u. The argument is important because the senate report evidently asserts that there were instances when the c. The executive summary of the report, which was released in december 2014, contained shocking description of brutal torture tactics like waterboarding, rectal feeding, and rectal exams. The senate select committee on intelligence torture report. Read press release, seton hall law report reveals rumsfeld knowingly misrepresented worst of the worst at guantanamo. The twoway the report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques.
Dec 15, 2014 the pdf version was created using acrobat 11. The report, written by the senate intelligence committees democratic staff, examines the cias use of torture during the bush administration. Torture report revives rogue image the cia has sought to erase by terry atlas and jim snyder, bloomberg, december 11, 2014 torture report released by senate committee the kojo nnamdi show, december 9, 2014. As hong kong citizens, we had to report our arrival to the police in various tibetan cities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Although the database is updated regularly and attempts to ensure accuracy and reliability of the data displayed on these web pages, it may still contain some inaccuracies, which will have to be corrected over the next months. Its all politics an executive summary of the senate intelligence committees twoyear. Dec 12, 2016 the full senate torture report, which documented brutality by the cia against at least 119 detained terrorism suspects, will be held out of public view at obamas presidential library. Advance edited version distr general 14 february 2017 original. The senate report on torture whats wrong with the world. Disclaimer the treaty body database contains all public documents adopted or received by the human rights treaty bodies.
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