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ACLU Statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Document Date: March 20, 2013
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On March 20, the ACLU wrote a statement for delivery at the 22nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the Special Rapporteur on Torture’s recent report on solitary confinement. The statement provides recommendations for limits on the use of solitary confinement in the U.S. and urges the United States to grant the Special Rapporteur’s request to conduct a fact-finding visit to the nation.

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