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U.N. Criticizes U.S. on Torture, Police Practices, Immigration Detention

GENEVA –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2014.  The United Nations Committee Against Torture issued a report today castigating the United States’ record on a wide range of issues, including lack of accountability for torture, immigration detention, and abusive criminal justice practices such as solitary confinement and excessive use of force by law enforcement.

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The “Concluding Observations” from the committee come after this month’s hearingsreviewing U.S. compliance with a major human rights treaty, the Convention Against Torture and…

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