U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Calls for Release of Info on Bush-Era Kidnappings, Torture | Democracy Now!

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Calls for Release of Info on Bush-Era Kidnappings, Torture | Democracy Now!

After years of denial, it’s time for the United States to come clean about detention, torture and kidnappings that took place under the watch of George W. Bush. That’s the message from today’s guest, Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism.

"A crucial part of the duty of accountability under international law is the so-called right to truth. That’s a right that is not just belonging to the victims, but to society at large,” he says.