Physicians Find Physical Evidence of "Torture" on US Detainees Abroad

Fri, 06/20/2008 - 13:21
  • Artist: Jes Burns
  • Length: 4:38 minutes (4.24 MB)
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Physicians for Human Rights recently did examinations of 11 former US detainees who were held as terrorism suspects in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and Afghanistan. According to doctors, these men were never charged but were subjected to extreme abuse. Physicians for Human Rights released the results of the examinations earlier this week in a report called "Broken Laws, Broken Lives," calling it the most detailed account yet of the treatment of prisoners by US personnel. I spoke with Dr. Sondra Crosby, who personally examined four of the men. Crosby is a General Internist at Boston Medical Center who specializes in the care and evaluation of torture survivors.

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