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Conclusion
The above 14 prisoners:
-- "were subjected to (numerous transfers to) unknown locations and continuous solitary confinement and incommunicado detention throughout" their entire captivity;
-- they were force disappeared and deprived of their liberty and rights "in contravention of international law;"
-- "they were subjected to systematic physical and/or psychological" torture and mistreatment;
-- they endured "severe physical and mental pain and suffering" as well as loss of their human dignity; and
-- participation of medical personnel in their treatment "constituted a gross breach of medical ethics" and lawlessness.
"In light of the above, the ICRC remains gravely concerned (for) the fate of" other CIA detainees, "who remain unaccounted for." It also worries that Washington intends to continue its current practices, in secret, with no accountability, or respect for the law.
It urged the Bush administration to reverse this decision and recommended the following:
-- end secret detentions and use of torture and mistreatment;
-- act humanely at all times in accordance with the law;
-- let detainees communicate with their families;
-- assure they have legal representation;
-- notify ICRC of all arrests;
-- grant it access to all persons held;
-- assure allegations of torture and mistreatment are properly investigated, and "take steps to punish the perpetrators;" and
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