World leaders and international organizations have condemned the extreme interrogation techniques used by the CIA in its Detention and Interrogation Program following the release of a detailed report on the agency�s torture program.
MOSCOW, December 10 (Sputnik) � Reactions from�world leaders and international organizations have been pouring in�following the release of�a summary of�what the media has labeled the �CIA torture report.�

The review was produced by�the US Senate Intelligence Committee after�a thorough investigation of�CIA�s Detention and Interrogation Program. The program authorized CIA officers to�use extreme interrogation techniques, including sleep deprivation, waterboarding, painful stress positions, dietary manipulation, walling, 'rectal rehydration' or rectal feeding, etc. All of�them amount to�nothing less than�torture, according to�the US Senate Intelligence Committee.

The UN welcomed the release of�the report on�the CIA's torture program. �The Administration is to�be commended for�resisting domestic pressure to�suppress these important findings,� said Ben Emmerson, UN special rapporteur on�counter terrorism and human rights.

�It is now time to�take action. The individuals responsible for�the criminal conspiracy revealed in�today�s report must be brought to�justice, and must face criminal penalties commensurate with�the gravity of�their crimes,� he added in�a�statement publishedby�the Office of�the High Commissioner for�Human Rights.

�International law prohibits the granting of�immunities to�public officials who have engaged in�acts of�torture. This applies not only to�the actual perpetrators but�also to�those senior officials within�the US Government who devised, planned and authorised these crimes. As a matter of�international law, the US is legally obliged to�bring those responsible to�justice,� he added.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron, commented on�the report, stating that torture is wrong. �Torture is always wrong. Those of�us who want to�see a safer, more secure world, who want to�see this extremism defeated, we won�t succeed if we lose our moral authority, if we lose the things that make our systems work and our countries successful,��he said�at�a joint press conference with�Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey�s prime minister.

A Twitter account believed to�be run by�the office of�Iran�s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted a series of�tweets using hashtag #TortureReport condemning the practice. One of�the tweets said that the US is a �symbol of�tyranny,� adding that even Americans face violence at�home. The sentiment was repeatedly expressed in�other tweets.


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They claim they've a prideful nation; US govts. debased & misguided their ppl who aren't aware of many realities.#TortureReport 10/31/12
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Today,US govt. is symbol of tyranny against humanity;even American ppl are faced w cruelty #ToutureReport #HumanRightsDay #Ferguson 7/28/07
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The report on�the interrogation techniques, used by�the CIA, confirms the systematic use of�torture against�terror suspects, Russian Foreign Ministry's human rights ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said. "US Senate's report confirms the systematic use of�torture in�CIA prisons in�violation of�international obligations of�the United States. It is a well-known fact," Dolgov tweeted on�Tuesday.
Anatoly Kucherena, a Russian lawyer representing Edward Snowden, said that torture is unacceptable under�any circumstances. �However one tries to�justify torture, it curtails basic human rights. Physically no one can survive abuse. Anyone can admit to�anything under�pressure,� he said.


"China has consistently opposed torture," said Hong Lei, a spokesman for�China�s Foreign Ministry, as�reported by�Bloomberg. "We think the U.S. should reflect on�that and correct related practices, to�earnestly abide by�and honor the regulations of�international conventions," he added.

The US seems to�be using human rights issues as�a political tool, China�s state news agency Xinhua said in�an opinion piece on�the report. The US �is neither a suitable role model nor a qualified judge on�human rights issues in�other countries, as�it pertains to�be. Yet, despite�this, people rarely hear the U.S. talking about�its own problems, preferring to�be vocal on�the issues it sees in�other countries, including China,� it stated.

Amnesty International called the release of�the report a wake-up call for�the US urging the government to�release the full inquiry, the NGO said in�a press release. �The declassified information contained in�the summary, while limited, is a reminder to�the world of�the utter failure of�the USA to�end the impunity enjoyed by�those who authorized and used torture and other ill-treatment. This is a wake-up call to�the USA, they must disclose the full truth about�the human rights violations, hold perpetrators accountable and ensure justice for�the victims. This is not a policy nicety, it is a requirement under�international law,� said Erika Guevara Rosas, America�s Director of�Amnesty International.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of�the far-right Front National, sparked controversy with�her remarks on�the CIA report and the interrogation techniques the agency employed. The politician initially said she did not condemn torture. �Of course [torture] can be used. It�s been used throughout�history,� Le Pen stated on�Wednesday, as�quoted by�France 24. �I believe that the people responsible for�getting information out�of terror suspects that can save�civilian lives do a responsible job,� she added.

Le Pen later said her comments were misinterpreted in�a post on�Twitter. �When dealing with�terrorism we can�t behave like�angels,� she tweeted. �But �by any means� means within�the law, so obviously not torture,� she clarified.

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Interpr�tation malveillante. Face au terrorisme, pas d'ang�lisme. "Les moyens qu'on peut" : les moyens de la loi, �videmment pas la torture.
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