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Subject: UK Iraq Torture Victims
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jlh1182 29.01.13 - 02:51pm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/23/british-government-come-clean-over-torture * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 02:56pm
The Ministry of Defence continues to pay the price for what the Baha Mousa inquiry termed its corporate failure in Iraq, having paid out 8.3m to 162 Iraqi torture victims this year alone . While the figures speak volumes, the payments remain shrouded in secrecy. * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 02:57pm
This compensation leaves a sour taste: although it is an important measure of redress for victims, it is certainly not justice done. The full truth of what happened is yet to emerge, and those responsible have not been held to account. There is still no sign that the government is prepared to do the right thing and establish a full independent public inquiry into torture and ill- treatment by members of the British armed forces in Iraq from 2003 to 2008. * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 02:58pm
This failure is part of a clear pattern. When allegations of abuse are made they are first downplayed any wrongdoing, we are told, is down to a few rotten apples then, if any investigations do follow, they are carried out within existing military structures. This trust us, we will deal with it approach has long since lost credibility; as for rotten apples, the numbers of victims are too large and the patterns of abuse too similar to speak of exceptions. * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 03:02pm
Looking at the allegations made, it is clear why the need for truth and justice is so pressing. The claims made by Ali Zaki Mousa, one of 140 Iraqis who won a court of appeal battle for a new inquiry , are typical: 'The claimant, an Iraqi citizen, was arrested on 16 November 2006 by British soldiers. They beat him severely, slammed him against a wall and forced him into a stress position in which they stood on his knees and back... * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 03:05pm
His 11- month-old son's arm was stamped on and broken, and his father had to urinate on himself ... They hooded and handcuffed (him) ...' More was to follow, including sexual abuse Abu Ghraib style. Over 140 Iraqis alleged similar violations in that case, detailing methods including 'mock executions, beating with weapons or fists or feet, punching, slapping, kicking, spitting'. * +

jlh1182 29.01.13 - 03:10pm
As a matter of human rights law, the UK government must investigate credible allegations of torture promptly, independently and effectively. Investigations must be capable of establishing the facts, identifying the perpetrators and uncovering any systemic causes * +

phallica 29.01.13 - 03:16pm
Repugnant behaviour, if true. The last 10 years feels so wrong, in terms of war and the reasons behind it. * +

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