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Farnoosh Hashemian Tells the Story of a Victim of US Torture
By: PHR
Posted: Apr 3 09
Witnessed: 1343 times
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States
Issues: Detention, Torture, War crimes
Tags: abu ghraib, gitmo, guantanamo, interrogation, psychological abuse, war
Ms. Hashemian led PHR's investigation of medical evidence of torture by the US.
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