May 23, 2004
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) has introduced H.R. 4448, which would create an international commission to ensure compliance with the Geneva Convention in U.S.-held prisons in Iraq. According to Lee’s bill, this commission should include representatives from the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, the Iraqi transitional government, Iraqi civil society, the United Nations, and U.S. and Coalition armed forces.
“The revelations of the incidents at Abu Ghraib have been a damaging blow to the reputation of our country,” said Lee. “Now is the time for the United States not only to take responsibility at the highest levels for its actions but to take steps to ensure compliance with the Geneva Convention and to assure the Iraqi people and the international community that we are abiding by international law.”
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Reform Iraqi Prisons
Bill Calls for International Commission to Monitor U.S.-Held Prisons
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) has introduced H.R. 4448, which would create an international commission to ensure compliance with the Geneva Convention in U.S.-held prisons in Iraq. According to Lee’s bill, this commission should include representatives from the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, the Iraqi transitional government, Iraqi civil society, the United Nations, and U.S. and Coalition armed forces.
“The revelations of the incidents at Abu Ghraib have been a damaging blow to the reputation of our country,” said Lee. “Now is the time for the United States not only to take responsibility at the highest levels for its actions but to take steps to ensure compliance with the Geneva Convention and to assure the Iraqi people and the international community that we are abiding by international law.”
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