04-20-2009, 12:53 PM
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BBC NEWS | Americas | CIA torture exemption 'illegal'
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US President Barack Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA agents who used torture tactics is a violation of international law, a UN expert says.
The UN special rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, says the US is bound under the UN Convention against Torture to prosecute those who engage in it.
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