U.S. abuses imprisonment, torture in Middle East: experts

STORY: U.S. abuses imprisonment, torture in Middle East: experts DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (DARI): ABDUL QADIR HIJRAN, Former Bagram prisoner 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ALAAH KARIM AHMED, Former Iraqi detainee in Abu Ghraib prison STORYLINE: The U.S. has created "clash of civilizations," and abused imprisonment and torture, violating freedom of religion and human dignity in the Middle East and surrounding areas. This is according to a report released by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday. The report said the U.S. has been hostile to Islamic civilization, destroyed the historical and cultural heritage of the Middle East, imprisoned and tortured Muslims recklessly, and seriously violated the basi