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Red Cross knew of abuses: report
Last Updated Thu, 06 May 2004 10:45:16
GENEVA - The Red Cross was aware of alleged prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu
Ghraib prison months before the U.S. military made it public, according to a
news report.
A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told
The Associated Press it had repeatedly asked American authorities to take
action about reports of abuse at the prison.
Nada Doumani told AP the ICRC has been visiting prisoners at Abu Ghraib
prison every five or six weeks since 2003, with the last visit on March 20,
2004.
The Geneva Conventions on warfare designates the ICRC to visit prisoners of
war. The committee usually discusses the situation of prisoners only with
the occupying authority, but has been under pressure following the abuse
allegations.
RELATED STORY: Bush offers no apology for abuse of Iraqi prisoners
U.S. news network CBS first released photos of the alleged abuse on its
television program 60 Minutes II.
U.S. President George W. Bush appeared on two Arab television networks on
Wednesday in response to international outrage.
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