Judge Attacks Us's Idea of Torture

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America's idea of torture 'is not the same as ours and doesn't appear to coincide with that of most civilised countries' according to a High Court judge.

Mr Justice Collins' remarks coincided with a UN report which urged that the Guantanamo facility should be shut down and called on the US Government to refrain from any practice 'amounting to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment'.

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Judge Attacks Us's Idea of Torture

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan last night urged the USA to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as possible.

It came as British res...

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