Torture Used by U.S. Military at Guantanamo Bay Despite Being Banned, UN Says
(World News USA)

The use of torture has persisted at the U.S. military-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba despite it being banned by both U.S. and international law, according to information obtained by a top United Nations human rights investigator. On Wednesday, Nils Melzer, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, said he`s encountered evidence Ammar al-Baluchi-an alleged co-conspirator in the 9/11 attacks-continues to be subjected to practices that constitute torture. `Mr. al-Baluchi has been held in isolation at a severely restricted-access facility at Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade,` Melzer said in a statement. `In addition to the long-term effects of past torture, noise and vibrations are...