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Commentary on the Convention Against Torture Report

Document Date: April 27, 2006

The ACLU Report to the Committee Against Torture >>

Ann Beeson, ACLU associate legal director, provides an overview of the Convention Against Torture reportAnn Beeson gives recommendations the United States should adopt as policy. Ann Beeson tells how the victims have no legal remedy to their situation.

Jameel Jaffer, an ACLU attorney, talks about the scope of the prison abuse problem in U.S. detention centers abroad.

Jamil Dakwar, an ACLU attorney, discusses the implications of abuse on U.S. safety and credibility.Jamil Dakwar correlates the U.S. prison system to international dentention centers.

Steven Watt, an ACLU attorney, talks about the act of rendition and who, and how, those invovled are selected.

Amrit Singh , an ACLU attorney, discusses accountability of those who ordered torture and abuse against detainees.