US has failed to compensate tortured victims of its Iraq prisons: HRW

US officials sought to minimise the systemic nature of the abuse that took place in Abu Ghraib and other prisons in Iraq during the invasion and occupation [File: AP Photo]

Two decades on, the United States has failed to provide redress or compensation to Iraqi victims of its military’s torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib and other prisons, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

An HRW report published on Monday said the New York-based group found no evidence that the US government has paid any compensation or other redress to victims, nor has it issued any individual apologies or other amends.