USA: No impunity for war crimes: US administration seeking to amend the War Crimes Act

Index AI : AMR 51/136/2006
Date de publication : 10 août 2006
Catégorie(s) : Amériques, États-Unis

Amnesty International is concerned that the United States administration is seeking to persuade Congress to narrow the scope of the US War Crimes Act to prevent prosecutions of US personnel for humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees in the "war on terror". The organization believes that any such measure would undermine the rule of law and send a dangerous message about impunity. Torture and ill-treatment thrive on impunity.