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EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION See Also: Extraordinary rendition Most, if not all, of these detainees have been apprehended and sent around the globe using extraordinary rendition, which is a controversial policy of the Bush administration. Since both are kept from public scrutiny, the exact numbers of prisoners transported and turned into ghost detainees is not known. However, International Human Rights organizations have made estimates as to the use of extraordinary rendition, and the amount of ghost detainees. One example is the case of , 2006 At least 39 "ghost detainees" have been held by the US CIA in secret detention facilities, according to a report jointly published , 2007 : It reveals the extent to which the United States illegally uses “proxy detention” to empty its secret sites and demonstrates that far from targeting the “worst of the worst,” the system sweeps up low-level detainees and even involves the detention of the wives and children of the “disappeared,” in violation of their human rights. Off the Record also documents allegations concerning the treatment of detainees while in secret detention, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ABU GHRAIB'S "GHOST DETAINEES" The practice of ''ghosting'' first achieved widespread attention in 2004 when the '''', March 10 2005 The Army and the Defense Department have acknowledged that the United States has used ghosting in the past, but have said it was limited to isolated incidents. According to documents obtained by the ''Post'', "unregistered CIA detainees were brought to Abu Ghraib several times a week in late 2003." The Post cited as evidence a Report by Major General Antonio Taguba : ... in a report describing abuses of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, {Link without Title} blamed the 800th Military Police Brigade, which guarded the prison, for allowing 'other government agencies' — a euphemism that includes the CIA — to hide 'ghost' detainees at Abu Ghraib. The practice, he wrote, 'was deceptive, contrary to Army doctrine, and in violation of international law'. When news of a detainee known only as ''. June 21 2004 Rumsfeld was evasive, and speculated about why someone would want to keep a prisoner hidden from the Red Cross , which is considered a War Crime under International Law . Kern told the Committee there may have been as many as 100 ghost detainees. CRITICISM The practice has been criticized by Amnesty International and other Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) as improper and illegal because it prevents these prisoners from having contact with inspectors and Human Rights advocates, while the families of the victims are confronted with the fact of a " Forced Disappearance ". One report by Amnesty International indicates that over one hundred ghost detainees may currently be being held in U.S.-operated Black Site s. " Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a response to this criticism in December 2005. :''"The United States has not transported anyone, and will not transport anyone, to a country when we believe he will be , 2005 SEE ALSO
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