Response to CIA 'abuse' revealed. UN Convention on Torture. Geneva Conventions Article 3. Presidential Order July Image source, AP. What are 'enhanced interrogation techniques'?
Do the techniques constitute torture? What was the justification? This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Were the techniques effective? Image source, AFP. Will anyone be prosecuted for torture? Related Topics. Published 8 December Published 10 January The CIA, of course, insists that enhanced interrogation provided crucial information and helped US intelligence. The Senate claims that false confessions under torture actually harmed intelligence. This company gave the recommendation that resulted in the death of a detainee. It seems apparent to me that the ethical questions now facing our government are clear.
Should we trust information given under torture? In a country that claims to be free and equal, and to not provide degrading treatment to anyone, can we really justify allowing our intelligence operatives to torture people? Between and , the US justice department issued several memos from its office of legal counsel seeking to justify interrogation tactics that are deemed by critics to be torture. The notorious March memo , written by John Yoo, who was then deputy assistant attorney general for the office of legal counsel, said Bush's wartime authority had priority over any international ban on torture.
The page memo was rescinded nine months after it was sent to the Pentagon's top lawyer, William Haynes. The memo had to be withdrawn as it was so shaky legally, critics contend. And I approved. According to ABC News, the national security team discussed in detail what methods should be used, down to the number of times CIA agents could employ a specific tactic.
The senior officials signed off on how the CIA would interrogate top al-Qaida suspects - whether they would be slapped, pushed, deprived of sleep or subjected to waterboarding. They included Cheney; the former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice; the former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld; the former secretary of state Colin Powell; the former CIA director George Tenet; and the former attorney general John Ashcroft.
Members of the national security council's principals committee, they met frequently to advise Bush on national security. Rice, who is now secretary of state, chaired the meetings, which took place in the White House situation room.
Where does the administration stand now on interrogation techniques? Your tax deductible gift can help stop human rights violations and save lives around the world. More Reading. December 9, News Release. October 31, Report. December 1, Report. Protecting Rights, Saving Lives Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice.
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