New Report Accuses the U.S. of Extensively Torturing 15 Libyans Suspected of Terrorism

New Evidence

Human Rights Watch asserts that torture was more widespread than previously thought, Jamie Dettmer reports.

Published Sep. 6 2012 12:25AM EDT

articles/2012/09/06/new-report-accuses-the-u-s-of-extensively-torturing-15-libyans-suspected-of-terrorism/us-torture-libya-dettmar_qjusd0 — Luca Solaa / Corbis

New evidence—from interviews with Libyans tortured for months in U.S.-run secret prisons to intelligence documents recovered in Tripoli following Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster—is casting doubt on Bush

Jamie Dettmer

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New Report Accuses the U.S. of Extensively Torturing 15 Libyans Suspected of Terrorism

Human Rights Watch asserts that torture was more widespread than previously thought, Jamie Dettmer reports.

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Jamie Dettmer