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NEWS ABOUT: International Committee of the Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Many civilians were killed in two Afghan villages hit by a US airstrike on Monday, the Red Cross said today, confirming both "dozens of bodies" and allegations coming from Kabul. “There were bodies, there were graves, and there were people burying bodies,” a spokeswoman said. “We... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • US military • Red Cross • collateral damage • International Committee of the Red Cross • airstrike

Psychologists, Doctors Helped With Interrogations

Role of medical professionals in CIA program angers peers

Apr 18, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Psychologists and physicians who assisted the CIA's harsh interrogation program are being accused of violating the most basic principles of their professions, the Washington Post reports. The newly released CIA memos confirm that on-site psychologists—generally contract workers with the agency—took an active role in the program, offering ideas... More »

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CIA • International Committee of the Red Cross • interrogation techniques • Abu Zubaydah • harsh interrogation • psychologist • medical ethics • torture memo

 Red Cross: 
 Med Workers 
 Complicit in 
 Gitmo Torture 

Professionals told CIA interrogators to stop, go

Apr 7, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Cross is accusing medical personnel of deep involvement in CIA torture at Guantanamo, calling it “a gross breach of medical ethics,” the New York Times reports. Medical professionals monitored procedures such as waterboarding, telling interrogators to “continue, to adjust, or stop particular methods,” finds... More »

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torture • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • International Committee of the Red Cross • Guantanamo prisoners • waterboarding • medical ethics

 Attacks on Aid Workers 
 Hit Record in 2008 

It's more dangerous to distribute aid than fight as a UN peacekeeper

Apr 6, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A shocking number of fatal attacks on international aid workers made 2008 the most dangerous year yet to perform such work, Reuters reports. Last year, 260 workers were attacked on the job, 122 fatally; the majority were working in Somalia, Darfur, or Afghanistan. The Center on International Cooperation’s study... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • peacekeeper • aid workers • International Committee of the Red Cross

 100 Rescued From 
 Area Blocked by Israel 

More still trapped under rubble, aid groups say

Jan 9, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Emergency workers in Gaza have rescued 100 more people from a residential block that for days had been blocked off by Israeli forces. Dozens of corpses also were found in the neighborhood's heavily shelled buildings, the Washington Post reports. Aid groups say more people remain trapped in demolished houses in... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Gaza City • Palestinians • International Committee of the Red Cross • Israel Defense Force

Red Cross
Cries Foul
Over Colombia Deception

Objects to symbol use in hostage rescue

Aug 6, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Cross chided the Colombian government today for its "deliberate misuse" of the Red Cross symbol during a mission to rescue hostages, the BBC reports. “If authenticated, these images would clearly establish an improper use of the Red Cross emblem, which we deplore,” a spokesman said... More »

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Colombia • Geneva Convention • International Committee of the Red Cross • FARC • Alvaro Uribe

Gitmo Prisoners Granted Phone Call to Family

They'll get just one a year, along with censored letters

Mar 13, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Unlawful enemy combatants" detained at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will be allowed to phone their families one a year, Reuters reports. But the military task force in charge of managing the prison has yet to work out the details. As it stands, Gitmo inmates can send and receive... More »

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human rights • US military • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Red Cross • prisoner of war • human rights abuse • International Committee of the Red Cross • Guantanamo prisoners

CIA Suspects Granted
 Access to Lawyers

'High value' detainees include 911 'mastermind'

Sep 28, 07 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - US officials have granted 14 "high-value" al-Qaeda suspects, transferred to Guantanamo Bay after years in secret CIA prisons, access to lawyers to represent them at future military trials. The suspects include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 911 attacks, and others once close to Osama  bin Laden,... More »

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CIA • Majid Khan • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • high value suspects • representation • International Committee of the Red Cross • Legal Representation Request • Combatant Status Review Tribunal • al-Qaeda

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