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High-level US officials are yet to face justice for their roles in the US torture and rendition programmes.

District of Columbia Anti-War Network activists take part in a demonstration to oppose "American violations of international human rights" at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by U.S. military personnel in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in this February 9, 2005 file photo. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, a level of support similar to that seen in countries like Nigeria where militant attacks are common. To match Exclusive USA-ELECTION/TORTURE REUTERS/Larry Downing/Files

A grave medical crisis at Guantánamo is looming and needs immediate government action to prevent deaths.

Hospital beds are seen at Camp Delta where some detainees have been tube-fed while participating in hunger strikes at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in this January 18, 2006 file photo. [The United Nations ]committee against torture told the United States on May 19, 2006 it should close any secret prisons abroad and the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, saying they violated international law.