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AP. 14 March 2002. Amnesty: US Detainees Denied Rights. LONDON -- Amnesty International charged Thursday that hundreds of foreign nationals arrested in the United States since the Sept. 11 terror attacks prompted heightened security have been detained arbitrarily and deprived of basic rights. The human rights group said many detainees had reported long bouts of solitary confinement, heavy shackling and lack of exercise. "Basic rights have been violated, including the rights to humane treatment, to be informed of the reasons for the detention, to have prompt access to a lawyer, to be able to challenge the lawfulness of the detention and to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise," Amnesty said. The rights group claimed more than 1,200 foreign nationals had been detained. The U.S. Justice Department said last week that 326 people remained in custody. The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press on Thursday. Amnesty said its researchers interviewed lawyers, detainees and their relatives and visited two New Jersey jails to assess conditions. The group said many held for immigration violations were being subjected to unnecessarily long periods of imprisonment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
