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Amnesty International called on Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia yesterday to the arrest of former U.S. President George W. Bush during his visit to Africa next week due to violations of human rights.
Senior legal advisers in the organization Matt Pollard "International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to take advantage of this opportunity to fulfill their obligations to end impunity enjoyed by George Bush."
In February last rights groups said that Bush canceled a trip to Switzerland because of the threat to take legal action against him regarding allegations of torture, but the organizers said they Olquha for security reasons, not because of criminal complaints.
And allowed Bush - who presided over the United States between 2001 and 2009 - using violent interrogation methods considered by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to torture, including waterboarding.
Bush defended the waterboarding technique used on detainees extremists and said that a key tool in preventing the recurrence of the attacks of 11 September / September on the United States.
It is scheduled that Bush and his wife Laura visit to Africa on a trip aimed at increasing awareness about cancer in the region Atfkda during which a number of hospitals, and meet a number of officials from health sectors.
Source: Reuters
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