Amnesty International says the torture of detainees and unfair trials plague Iraq . The group says detainees are tortured into confessing and sometimes sentenced to death . A U.S. official said that a number of Iraqis have been detained in connection with the attacks on September 11, but he did not know if any were involved in planning or carrying out the attacks. on the basis of confessions they say they were forced to make under torture . '' Sectarian strife between Sunni and Shiite Muslims also plagues the country .
Amnesty International says the torture of detainees and unfair trials plague Iraq . The group says detainees are tortured into confessing and sometimes sentenced to death . A U.S. official said that a number of Iraqis have been detained in connection with the attacks on September 11, but he did not know if any were involved in planning or carrying out the attacks. Sectarian strife between Sunni and Shiite Muslims also plagues the country .