US fumes as Canada puts it on rights abusers' list

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US fumes as Canada puts it on rights abusers' list

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Toronto: Imagine a close US ally putting it on a human rights watch list! Canada is under fire for listing the US and Israel as human rights abusers and torturers of prisoners on its manual for training diplomats.

Shockingly, the US and Israel — its closest allies — have been listed alongside Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Syria on the manual.

The matter came to light last week when it was inadvertently released to lawyers challenging treatment of Afghan detainees by Canadian troops amid reports that they are being handed over to the Americans.

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