Letter From Sen. Feinstein to Gonzales Re: Torture Overseas

Senator Feinstein Seeks Clear Policy on Torture Overseas
December 9th, 2005
Today, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Dianne Feinstein “calls for unambiguous rules governing the detention and interrogation of prisoners.” In her letter to Gonzales, Feinstein calls him on his lack of clear responses to questions on torture during his confirmation hearings.

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is urging U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to address an apparent conflict in statements he made earlier this year and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice made this week concerning the treatment of U.S. detainees abroad.

In a letter to the Attorney General, Senator Feinstein asked whether the obligations under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT) prohibit cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment if that treatment takes place overseas, as described by Secretary Rice? Or is there in fact “no legal prohibition under the CAT” with respect to aliens overseas, as you stated in your communication?

The following is the text of Senator Feinstein’s letter:
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Good for her.