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UN Report:Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody

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Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody – United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [UNAMA], UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. October 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan

  • UNAMA press release: Mistreatment of Conflict-Related Security Detainees in National Directorate of Security and Afghan National Police Facilities: “UNAMA today released a report that documents the torture and mistreatment of detainees in a number of detention facilities of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) across the country. UNAMA is committed to assisting the Afghan Government and people attain the highest standards of human rights and its detention observation programme is a crucial aspect of this work. UNAMA’s report, the result of extensive interviews from October 2010 to August 2011 of 379 detainees at 47 facilities in 22 provinces, and of thorough analysis that concluded in September 2011, found the use of interrogation techniques that constitute torture under international law and crimes under Afghan law, as well as other forms of mistreatment. The report includes recommendations to the National Directorate of Security, the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the Government of Afghanistan, Afghan judicial institutions and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).”

    • Report: Household Income Trends During the Recession and Economic Recovery

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    “Sentier Research today released a report that introduces a new monthly series that will examine trends in the income (before taxes) of American households. This new series should prove to be a very valuable addition to existing statistical series such as the employment and unemployment data released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.… Continue Reading

    Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Technical Brief

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    Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Technical Brief – Final – Sept. 30, 2011. HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “Chronic pain symptoms cause major medical and socioeconomic problems and are the most common cause of long-term disability in middle aged people. The total estimated healthcare costs to Americans are more than $70… Continue Reading

    Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders – Disposition of Comments Report

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    Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders — Disposition of Comments Report, October 6, 2011. HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. “This is an extremely detailed report that, to a large extent, summarizes well the state of the science with respect to what is known about the efficacy of therapies for… Continue Reading

    Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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    Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement DRAFT Summary of Recommendation and Evidence, October 2011 “The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. This is a grade D recommendation. This recommendation applies to men in the U.S. population that do not have symptoms… Continue Reading

    Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting

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    Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting – E. Crosson, N. Phillips, L. Hutyra, J. Turnbull, C. Sweeney, R. Ackley and S. Tan See also Global Monitoring Annual Conference 2011, Program and Abstracts, Boulder, Colorado May 17th – 18th. Hosted by: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division Fueling Global Warming, Not Homes… Continue Reading