Guantánamo

Other countries probe Bush-era torture, not U.S.

 
Activists from Amnesty International protest holding signs "torture is a crime" near the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protesters were marking U.S. President Barack Obama's 100th day in office and calling for an independent investigation into alleged human rights abuses by the Bush administration.
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