Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock's dangerous
claim that sleep deprivation is not torture will send a
shudder through Australians who believe in internationals
laws against torture, Greens Leader Bob Brown said
today.
"Using ghettoblasters and extreme cold and light
to keep prisoners awake for days on end is part of new
torture techniques aimed to scar the mind but not the body,"
Senator Brown said.
"Phillip Ruddock is dumping
long-held Australian values," Senator Brown
said.
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