The U.N. Torture Inquiry

 This past week the U.N. has been looking at the torture by the United States government. I am attaching links to the various stories about this hearing starting with the testimony of former detainee Murat Kurnaz:

The Nation: Former Gitmo Detainee: ‘It Is Time to Prosecute Those Responsible for My Torture’

The Intercept: An Innocent Man, Tortured by the U.S., Asks the U.N.: Where’s the Accountability?

Just Security: Malinowski and McLeod statements before UN Committee Against Torture

Just Security: U.S. Changes Position on Torture Convention–Accepts Ban on Cruelty Applies Abroad

RT: ‘We crossed the line’: US mea culpa at UN panel on use of torture

Guardian: Doubt cast over US torture investigation as more CIA detainees come forward

NY Times: U.S. Tells U.N. Panel of Steps to Revise Interrogation Policy

Washington Post: Obama administration endorses treaty banning torture

VICE: >From Guantanamo to Ferguson: America's Torture Record Comes Under Scrutiny