Records relating to keyword "Torture"
- Mental Health Survey of US soldiers & Marines serving in Iraq (05 May 2007)
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Keywords: US Military Mental Health Torture Human rightsA team of US army mental health specialists surveyed (anonymously) 1320 soldiers and 447 Marines serving in Iraq, and conducted focus groups with US military personnel. The study, completed in November 2006 but released in redacted form in May 2007, found high levels of mental stress and ill-health, and high tolerance of ill-treatment and torture of Iraqis; and also fears about safety risks posed by Rules of Engagement perceived to be restrictive.
"Approximately 10% of Soldiers and Marines report mistreating non-combatants (damaged/destroyed Iraqi property when not necessary or hit/kicked a non-combatant when not necessary)
"More than one-third of all Soldiers and Marines continue to report being in threatening situations where they were unable to respond due to the Rules of Engagement"
"over 650 Soldiers/Marines (over 37% of the sample) described an event which occurred during the current deployment which caused them "intense fear, helplessness or horror"
20% of soldiers and 15% of Marines were diagnosed as suffering from a mental health problem (depression, anxiety, acute stress or other)
39% of Marines and 36% of soldiers believed "Torture should be allowed in order to gather important information about insurgents"
17% of soldiers/Marines believed "All non-combatants should be treated as insurgents"
only 38% of Marines and 47% of soldiers believed "All non-combatants should be treated with dignity and respect"
"just less than 10% of Soldiers and Marines reported that their unit modifies the ROE [Rules of Engagement] to accomplish their mission"
"12% of Soliders and 5% of Marines reported taking medication for a mental health, combat stress or sleep problem during the deployment
- UNAMI Human Rights Report for the period 1 January - 28th February 2006 (22 March 2006)
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Keywords: Minorities Torture Detention Death squads UN UNAMI Human rightsConcentrates on four main issues: the events following the 22nd February and the rise in "killings, torture, illegal detention and displacement"; the behaviour of security and police forces and the questin of death squads/ role of the Ministry of the Interior; detention, and again the role of the Ministry of the Interior in systematic human rights violations, and finally, the discrimination and victimisation of minority groups, "including Palestinians [and specific relgious groups] [...] because of their alleged association with foreign Arabs supporting the insurgency". See also the UNAMI Press Release on the report.
- Lancet letter: doctors condemn forcefeeding at Guantanamo (10 March 2006)
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- Prisoner abuse and torture in the wider 'war on terror'
Keywords: TortureBBC News report: "More than 250 medical experts have signed a letter condemning the US for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The experts, from seven nations, said physicians at the prison had to respect inmates' right to refuse treatment.
The letter, in the medical journal The Lancet said doctors who used restraints and force-feeding should be punished by their professional bodies."
- US State Department "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" (Iraq) (08 March 2006)
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Keywords: Human rights US Government Prisons TortureReport by the US State Department and part of a set of reports on human rights in countries receiving US aid.
While the report contains details of pre-trial detention, prisoner abuse, and torture, there is no mention of abuse by US (or other foreign) troops in the report.
"A climate of extreme violence in which people were killed for political and other reasons continued. Reports increased of killings by the government or its agents that may have been politically motivated. Additionally, common criminals, insurgents, and terrorists undermined public confidence in the security apparatus by sometimes masking their identity in police and army uniforms"
"Members of sectarian militias dominated police units to varying degrees and in different parts of the country ... During the year there were a number of deaths either at police hands or at the hands of militia members and criminals wearing police uniforms."
"Insurgents and terrorists killed thousands of citizens ... Using intimidation and violence, they kidnapped and killed government officials and workers, common citizens, party activists participating in the electoral process, civil society activists, members of security forces, and members of the armed forces, as well as foreigners. "
"Criminal and politically motivated disappearances and kidnappings, including those related to the ongoing insurgency, remained a severe problem ... During the year hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals disappeared without a trace, sometimes at the hands of the police. "
"On November 13, an overcrowded MOI detention center in Baghdad was discovered. This facility, the Jadiriyah Bunker, held 169 detainees, mostly Sunnis, many of whom showed signs of torture and abuse."
"Police abuses included threats, intimidation, beatings, and suspension by the arms or legs, as well as the reported use of electric drills and cords, and the application of electric shocks. Reportedly, police threatened or, in fact, sexually abused detainees. "
Iraqi officials were critical of the report.
- AI: Beyond Abu Ghraib: detention and torture in Iraq (06 March 2006)
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Keywords: Prisons Human rights Amnesty TortureRecent extensive report on detention and torture in Iraq, which focusses specifically on Amnesty's "concerns about human rights abuses for which the US-led MNF is directly responsible and those which are increasingly being committed by Iraqi security forces". See also Amnesty Press Release. Includes the call to governments supplying forces to the MNF, expecially the UK and the US, to "end indefinite internment of persons in Iraq", and the call to governments supplying forces to the MNF and to the Iraqi Authorities to "provide unhindered access to all places of detention, their installations and facilities, and detainees by relevant international organizations and bodies, including the UN Special Rapporteur on torture, and by Iraqi human rights organizations".
See also BBC News report
- BBC News: 'New 'torture jail' found in Iraq' (12 Dec 2005)
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Keywords: Torture Prisons Human rights625 malnourished and tortured prisoners found in a Ministry of Interior prison in Baghdad.
- Poll by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) (June 2004)
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Keywords: Opinion polls TortureEarlier data included from page 7.
- Poll by IIACSS (Apr 2004)
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Keywords: Opinion polls TortureEarlier data included from page 7.
Carried out by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS).
- Poll by IIACSS (March 2004)
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Keywords: Opinion polls TortureEarlier data included from page 7.
Carried out by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS).
- Poll by IIACSS (Nov 2003)
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Keywords: Opinion polls TortureEarlier data included from page 7.
Carried out by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS).
- Amnesty International 'Stop Torture' campaign
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