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By Ed Pilkington in New York, Guardian.co.uk, June 2, 2012
The UN's special rapporteur on torture has made a formal approach to the US government over a special-needs school near Boston that inflicts electric shocks on autistic children as a form of behavioural control.
Juan Mendez has told the Guardian that he has opened discussions with the US mission to the UN in Geneva as a first step towards investigating the school.
The rapporteur plans to contact the US state department and has the option of reporting the matter to the UN human rights council [....]
Comments
Weird,
My daughter's class is filled with kids on the spectrum, and I've never heard of this "treatment" (my daughter has other learning issues unrelated to the spectrum but I'm tuned into this stuff). It sounds just absolutely awful. I do confess, however, that my tongue is firmly in my cheek in asserting that thank heavens the United Nations is monitoring American kids with autism.
Tongue out--UN, stay away from my kid.
by Bruce Levine on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 11:25am
Weird
My reaction, too. Seems like a very skewed perspective for a UN guy, like there's something personal going on in the mix.
Yes, sounds awful. But do we end up here with a lotta high school football coaches being made equivalent with Dr. Mengele? All hurt the same, no matter any intent to help? Any other priorities, Mr. Special Rapporteur on Torture? If not, things are looking pretty good overall around the world?
by artappraiser on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 2:00pm