Close Torture Loopholes, Physicians’ Group Urges
While applauding President Barack Obama’s recent executive orders banning torture and other harsh interrogation practices, medical authorities are calling attention to a little-reported section of the Army’s Field Manual on Interrogation that they say still allows the use of tactics that can constitute torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment under U.S. and international law. … Continue reading “Close Torture Loopholes, Physicians’ Group Urges”