Defense Secretary Rumsfeld rescinded his authorization of many coercive interrogation methods as a result of the continued objection by military lawyers who questioned these abusive tactics noting that they likely would be judged as violating the Torture Convention’s prohibition against “acts of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” A persistent critic was the Navy’s … Continue reading Jan. 15, 2003, Rumsfeld rescinds his authorization of many of the coercive methods