ACLU says civilians in Iraq being abused

The American Civil Liberties Union released documents yesterday describing complaints of serious abuse of Iraqi civilians, including reports of electric shocks and forced sodomy, and accused the military of not thoroughly investigating the cases.
In Britain, Human Rights Watch released a report today that said Iraqi security forces are arbitrarily arresting people and systematically abusing detainees.
With few exceptions, Iraqi authorities have not acted to stop such mistreatment, the report said.
"The Iraqi interim government ... appears to be actively taking part, or is at least complicit, in these grave violations of fundamental human rights. Nor has the United States, the United Kingdom or other involved governments publicly taken up these issues as a matter of concern," the report said.