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July 31, 2015

American Psychological Association Urged to Adopt Ban on Interrogations 
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The world's largest group of psychologists is reportedly poised to ban
future involvement with U.S. military interrogations, ending the
association's long-running complicity in post-9/11 torture. According to
James Risen of The New York Times, the board of the American
Psychological Association is expected to recommend the new ethics rules
at its annual meeting next week. The new rules come after top APA
officials lost their jobs earlier this month following an independent
investigation documenting how the association covered up its close
collaboration with officials at the Pentagon and CIA. The new rules
would prohibit psychologists from participating in any interrogations
that also involve military or intelligence personnel.

 

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