US doctors were complicit in Guantánamo Bay torture, report says

Inspection of medical records, case files, and legal affidavits shows compelling evidence that the medical personnel who treated detainees at Guantánamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba were complicit in the torture perpetrated at the base's prison, a report says. [...]standard operating procedures fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2011-04, Vol.342 (apr27 1), p.d2680-d2680, Article d2680
1. Verfasser:	Mooney, Helen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abuse Cuba Ethics Forensic science Fractures Government policy Humans Medical personnel Medical records Mental disorders Pain Personality Physician's Role Prisoner treatment Questioning Researchers Reviews Sex crimes Sleep deprivation Temperature effects Torture Torture - ethics United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Inspection of medical records, case files, and legal affidavits shows compelling evidence that the medical personnel who treated detainees at Guantánamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba were complicit in the torture perpetrated at the base's prison, a report says. [...]standard operating procedures for Department of Defense psychologists at Guantánamo Bay indicate their duty to monitor enhanced interrogation techniques to ensure that they were "safe, legal, ethical, and effective" but didn't mention any duty to...
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.d2680