UN Rapporteur On Torture: Obama's Pledge Not To Pursue Torture Prosecutions Of CIA Agents Is Not Legal

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UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Manfred Nowak, explained that Obama's grant of immunity is likely a violation of international law. As a party to the UN Convention Against Torture, the U.S. is obligated to investigate and prosecute U.S. citizens that are believed to have engaged in torture,

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