30 déc. 2005 - Detainee Treatment Act of 2005
Description:
Offered as an amendment to a supplemental defense spending bill, it contains provisions relating to treatment of persons in custody of the Department of Defense, and administration of detainees held in Guantanamo Bay.The Act sets the Army's standards of interrogation as the standard for all agencies in the Department of Defense. It prohibits all other agencies of the U.S. government, such as the CIA, from subjecting any person in their custody to "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment." However, the Act does not provide detailed guidelines that spell out the meaning of that phrase.
*SOURCE:
Detainee Treatment Act of 2005. (2006). Harvard Law School Human Rights Journal, (19). Retrieved December 15, 2017, from http://harvardhrj.com
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
30 déc. 2005
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 19 ans