Human Rights Violations at Abu GhraibIn 1949, the Geneva Convention relating to the Treatment of Prisoners of War was created to prohibit immoral punishments , cruel and degrading towards prisoners in times of war. The United States ratified this pact and became a member of the Geneva Conventions. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a series of human abuses occurred from October to December 2003, during which U.S. military personnel committed acts of brutality and immoral behavior toward Iraqi detainees at the prison of Abu Ghraib. The US military's inhumane "interrogation methods" clearly violated Articles 2 and 4 of the Geneva Conventions. Article 2.2 states: “No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or threat of war, internal political instability or any other state of public emergency, cannot be invoked to justify torture”; Article 2.3 states: “An order emanating from a superior officer or public authority cannot be invoked to justify torture. » Similarly, Article 4.1 of the Geneva Conventions states that “Each State Party shall ensure that all acts of torture constitute offenses under its criminal law. The same applies to attempts to commit acts of torture and any act by any person which constitutes complicity or participation in acts of torture. The Convention Against Torture requires states to prohibit torture and provide humane punishments for prisoners of war. The U.S. military's inhumane behavior contradicts President Bush's rhetoric in which he promised the nations of the world that the United States would join 135 other nations in ratifying the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Other Treatment or Punishment. degrading. The failure of provision...... middle of paper ......ogy. Print.Kellenberger, Jacob. “Protecting life and dignity: 'No war is above international law'. » Financial Times. 2004. International Committee of the Red Cross. Internet. May 1, 2012. Koh, Harol Hongju. “Can the president be the executioner in chief? Yale Law School, 2006. Web. May 15, 2012. Lewis, Neil A. “Red Cross Uncovers Abuses at Abu Ghraib Last Year. » New York Times May 11, 2004. Nytimes.com. Internet. April 20, 2012. Puar, Jasbir K. “Abu Ghraib: Arguing against Exceptionalism.” Feminist Studies, Vol. 30, no. 2, The penitentiary question (2004): 522-534. Internet. April 18, 2012. “US Abuses Against Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib Prison.” » The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 98, no. 3 (2004): 591-596. JSTOR. Internet. April 19, 2012. Van Courtland Moon, John Ellis, “The Death of Distinction: From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib.” Politics and Life Sciences, Vol. 23, no. 2 (2004): 2-12. Print.