Court ruling forces Pentagon to release photos after 12-year legal battle over abuse at military sites around Iraq and AfghanistanWarning: Some readers may find these images distressingBruises,reddened marks and bandaged body parts featured in nearly 200 images of US detainee abuse that the Pentagon was forced to release on Friday, the result of a court battle that has lasted more than a decade.
While the American Civil Liberties Union – which has fought for the publication of the photos of Bush-era torture in Iraq and Afghanistan since October 2003 – hailed the belated disclosure, and it pledged to sustain fighting for approximately 1800 more images the Pentagon continues to withhold,which it believes documents far more graphic detainee torture. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com