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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Human Rights Watch to Rumsfeld: Stop the Abuse

New cases of prisoner deaths have emerged from U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Human Rights Watch said the newly uncovered cases highlight the government's continuing failure to establish accountability for abuses, and urged Rumsfeld to speed investigations and prosecutions of personnel and officials implicated in cases of mistreatment and death.

Links:

• An Open Letter to US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (HRW, 13 Dec 2004)
• New Detainee Deaths Uncovered in Afghanistan: Rumsfeld Should Expedite Prosecutions to Prevent Further Abuse (HRW press release, 13 Dec 2004)
• McCain Voices Lack of Trust in Rumsfeld (AP, 14 Dec 2004)
• Rights Group Puts Rumsfeld on Spot Over Afghan Deaths (Reuters, 14 Dec 2004)