Red Cross asked to check on alleged Saddam hunger strike
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BAGHDAD - The International Red Cross is being asked to investigate reports that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and several of his former colleagues are on a hunger strike in captivity.
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A delegation sent by the U.N.'s top human rights official began a mission Wednesday to look into reports of brutality and serious abuses in the weeks of deadly violence since the country's disputed presidential election.
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The International Red Cross has made an unprecedented appeal for an end to human rights abuses in Iraq, saying it is &#39;deeply concerned&#39; at the impact of the fighting in the country and at apparent failures by all sides in the conflict to respect
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The US military denied that the toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was on hunger strike in his American detention centre. &quot;This absolutely does not involve Saddam.
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The United Nations on Friday voiced concern at a reported hunger strike by over 2,900 Palestinian prisoners which was launched two weeks ago to demand an end to inhuman conditions.
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The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that a food crisis could be looming across east and west Africa due to the massive damage wrought on crops by ongoing flooding.
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Sudanese government officials  responsible for the slaughter in Darfur and U.S. officials tied  to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq should be held  accountable and prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its  annual world survey released on Thursday.
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The International Red Cross is &quot;deeply concerned&quot; at the impact of the fighting in Iraq and the apparent failures by all sides to respect humanitarian laws.
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Eight of Saddam Hussein&#39;s 11 top lieutenants went on hunger strikes over the weekend to demand visits in jail from the International Committee of the Red Cross, but they
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By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Frances Williams in Geneva. The International Committee of the Red Cross has accused the US of using psychological and physical pressure to interrogate prisoners at
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Sudan and Iraq are top  priorities as the International Committee of the Red Cross launches its 2005 appeal.
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The Red Cross has accused President George Bush&#39;s administration of overseeing the intentional physical and psychological torture of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.
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The US military is denying a report that Saddam Hussein has begun a jailhouse hunger strike, and says the ousted Iraqi leader had eaten on Sunday.
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THE Red Cross yesterday launched a blistering attack on both sides in the war in Iraq. The organisation blasted US troops and Iraqi rebels for their &quot;utter contempt for humanity&quot; as the country continues to be torn apart by violence.
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Eight of Saddam Hussein's 11 top lieutenants went on hunger strikes over the weekend to demand visits in jail from the International Committee of the Red Cross, but they were eating again by Monday, a U.S. military spokesman said. The former dictator had never joined the protest, the spokesman said.
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GENEVA -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said yesterday that it has given the Bush administration a confidential report critical of US treatment of terror suspects detained at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But the Red Cross, which is the only independent monitor allowed to visit the facility, would not confirm a New York Times ...
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Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants went on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest the killing of an attorney on the defense team, Saddam&#039;s chief lawyer said. Khalil al-Dulaimi told The Associated Press, &quot;President Saddam and other members of his leadership went on a hunger strike today to protest the killing of Khamis al-Obeidi.&quot;