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Law Enforcement Accountability

Introduction. When the United States appeared before the U.N. to defend its human rights record, State Department legal advisor Harold Koh assured the world that the U.S. had "thoroughly investigated" alleged abuses of detainees in U.S. custody, and that "appropriate corrective action has been taken." Koh also asserted that the Justice Department's initial investigation into torture was actively looking into allegations of abuse by the CIA and other civilian agencies.

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Reform the Internal Affairs complaint process.

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