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Human Rights Groups Sue U.S. for Info on “Ghost Prisoners”

HeadlineJun 07, 2007

A coalition of human rights groups have filed suit against the Bush administration to release information about 39 people it says are being secretly imprisoned. The groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say the individuals are “ghost prisoners” who have disappeared in the so-called “war on terror.” The suspects’ relatives have also reportedly been detained, including children as young as seven years old.

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