Reply #10: Torture in Afghan 'secret prison' (BBC)

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A global human rights watchdog says the United States operated a secret prison in Afghanistan as recently as last year where detainees were tortured.
US-based Human Rights Watch says it has credible reports that eight people now being held at Guantanamo Bay were tortured at the prison.

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Human Rights Watch group says the detainees were kept in total darkness and mistreated.

"They were chained to walls, deprived of food and drinking water, and kept in total darkness with loud rap, heavy metal music, or other sounds blared for weeks a time," the organisation said.

"Some detainees said they were shackled in a manner that made it impossible to lie down or sleep, with restraints that caused their hands and wrists to swell up or bruise." (more)

link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4541056.stm