EU urges anti-torture convention signing

[tocqueville]

By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 20 minutes ago

VIENNA, Austria - The European Union on Monday urged all nations to sign a global convention against torture, calling the practice "cruel, inhuman and degrading" not only to victims but to those who inflict such treatment on people.

"No culture of impunity is acceptable," the 25-nation bloc warned in a statement coinciding with observances of the United Nations' ninth annual International Day to Support the Victims of Torture.

"The EU resolves to continue and intensify its own efforts to secure a world free from torture," it said.

The EU also said it condemned any attempt by states or public officials to legalize or acquiesce in such treatment "under any circumstances, including on grounds of national security."

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[bullimiami]

1. what a load of bull. most are already signitories on the geneva

conventions and the previous anti-torture treaties.

they refuse to prosecute the us for its blatant use of torture and murder and many of the eu nations are complicit in the rendition flights or the torture itself.

[tocqueville]

2. might be so, but it makes much more difficult for the US

or others to deny signing or use the "argument" that the "Geneva Convention doesn't apply"....