Friday, March 28, 2014

UN slams US for torture, NSA spying...

A wide-ranging United Nations report released Thursday strongly criticizes the United States for a host of human rights concerns — from jailing the homeless and sentencing juveniles to life sentences, to drone warfare and spying by the National Security Agency.

While the U.N. praised some steps the U.S. government has taken, like curbing human trafficking and a 2009 ban on Central Intelligence Agency torture and secret detention, the report’s authors found the U.S. wanting on 25 human rights issues.

"The U.S. is adept at demanding human rights change from other governments, while failing to meet international standards itself," said Jose Luis Diaz, Amnesty International representative at the United Nations.

Diaz welcomed the U.N.'s recommendations on torture transparency and calls for ending the death penalty nationwide, as well as limiting the use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons.

"It must implement the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee without delay," said Diaz. Full story...

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