; “LONDON (AP) — Ae’ east a third af the world’s countries torture or otherwise abuse prisoners, the human rights group Amnesty International reported today, saying the problem warrants the same worldwide revulsion aroused by Nazi extermination camps of the Second World War. In a report titled Torture in the Fighties, ‘the London-based organization listed ‘abuses in 98 countries, ranging from killings and mutilations to © simple beatings. - “Revulsion at the extermination camps ‘of the | World War II led to a convention outlawing genocide for all time,”’ the 268-page report sald. “Today's torture chambers demand a similar international response —a convention to enforce the prohibition of torture.** The review, covering 1960 to mid-1963, marked the start of what the Nobel Prize-winning body said would be a long-term campaign to expose and end “torture as a tool of state policy.” Cases of cruelty cited in the report ranged from . small children in Iran's Evin prison being forced to watch their mothers tortured, to pain-inducing drugs © administered to Soviet dissidents held in paychlatric. - ‘* “alarming increase"’ in allegations of ill-treatment of. Quality Raleigh Bikes MADE IN CANADA 10 Speed. & up. 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"A handful of western countries were © among ‘the 6 ‘that received individual sections in the report. One of: them, Spain, persistently, tortured or otherwise abused prisoners — ‘mainly Basque separatists, the report alleged. . In Italy, while torture is not common, there was an suspected leftist Red Brigade terrorists in 1962, it: said. ‘The United States was among a2 countries’ which were referred to briefly after the individual sections. ‘Amnesty said it had made “several inquiries"? ‘to ‘state penal authorities about guards -allegedly- - beating or kicking prisoners or spraying tear gas into their faces. There also were reperta trom the: United States of - “Ballee beatings of suspects, it added, noting: that in 00. Huntley’ ‘Street Complimentary Dinner. 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Amnesty sald its sviderice includes teatiniony from . released detalnees, refugees, doctors and sometimes the attitude’ of. governments toward the ‘charges _ silence or vague denials, The Fepart said more incidents of torture probably Canada-U. S. boundary dispute THE ‘HAGUE (cP) — Canada’: ‘dismissed US. claims to. the: Iion’s: share of. the Gulf of Maine as “absurd,” “artificial” and “astonishing”, Monday.as the two’ countries took: their. bitter East Coast boundary: dispute to the international Court of Justice. -*<. Leonard Legault, legal adviser to the External Atfairs. Department, called elements of the U.S. claim’—. which would deny Canada access to the bountiful: fishing grownds and. potentlally rich offshore oil and was reserves belween Nova Scotia and-the American. seaboard. a ay inconalatent with - the law as it is with common: senge,’? “pat . Attacking’ ‘the* heart: -of- the: U8, ‘claim, "Which ° contends that Maine’s coast takes priority over Nova Scotia's in defining the boundary in the gulf, Legault said: ‘The notion of first-class coasts and second- class coasts with unequal entitlements has no authority in law." - The Canadian cisim rests, largely on the principle the measuring of a maritime boundary as halfway between the receding coasts of both’ coufitries..- abe - ‘That line would give Canada: ‘about one-third of . Georges Bank. The U.S. argues. that the gulf lies “In front of” the New . Englarid. Btates: ‘and follows the so-called northeast: ‘ghamnel ~. “the deepest water separating Nova. Scotia.and the ‘Us. coast. ; The U.S. claim would give it ‘all of the Georges Bank. e : - as ga , 1 to : t is esigned t Ow: ie th sre foes or , “got izé on this climate ee to fin eee the economic opportunity and secur - all-Canadians seek. . 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(ss “aworker - fy 7: were : “information is increasing — ‘quickly for help.” were under . . YOU iths.in : *” galygichal ** monastery at StJovile and went to another Apostles’. . ‘their mother, who lives in the Apostles’. Winnipeg - “ashamed” of what her brothera are doing, Their . * Not see their parents except for two-hour sessions | hour visits every month. _. , Becusations a grievous. Anjustice," torture Know more and more th cen of 3081 ttre — Aronesty has taken up re than dubk tims in 45 countries since 1980, mo! the number in the previous five years, Grantham sald. , “ *t know whether things are getting ‘Dotter en or aera * he said, “What we do know sce proposed new United Nations anti-torture canyention a be arofaseigaal | Org: governments to expose and denounce torture.” “Torture can be stopped.” the report” a “What is lacking Is the political will of cornet to stop torturing people.” — ; an i Later, Legault suggested the U.S, argument was grounded not in legal precedent or fairness, but: to - make the boundary “conform to the United, Staleg’ vision of the North American geopolitical. onder}: He suggested that view holds that Canada ahould be “confined to thoseareas that lie north of the United States. rs - Underscoring the political and ‘echnbiiic importance of the case, Justice Minister: ‘Mark: MacGuigan delivered the opening overview: of: fie Canidian case to the court's five-judge. panel specially constituted to hear the case, - _MacGuigan sald the variance ‘between. ‘Canadian and U.S. claims was “more than a quantitative difference.” ‘EVICTION’ FEARED . “Whatever may be the outcome of the preasht proceedings, the United States will not cease to be present on the Georges Bank since the ‘Canadian claim itself leaves more than half of the bank to, the United States. “If the chamber were-to accept the United States! claims, however, the result would be. Canada’s eviction from the bank," said MacGuigan, who has handled the dispute through two portfolios, © 4i:- He was external affairs minister when the us. - Senate, under pressure from New England fisherman, rejected a draft fisheries treaty taney Ottawa and the administration of former’, president Jimmy Carter. _ MaeGuigan called the Canadian claim, wiigh would give Nova Scotia’s fishermen access to, the northeastern half of the Georges Bank, eaviatie: and balanced, Poa ssnye, the Cult raised ° " E terror rf STWOMEPE; Que: FY Allegations by tee pont men that they were raised in ‘terror and hate” by'a breakaway Roman Catholic sect will hopefully spur mle the provincial government to investigate religious ‘cults and sects in the province, a Quebec . youth protection official sald Monday. “das Mare Belanger says the government's. Youth Protection Committee has-been pushing for such an: investigation for several years. He eays he hopes accounts by Jean-Guy Sevigny, 18,.and his brother Mathieu, 21, of their life in a monastery here fm'by: the Apostles of Infinite Love will convince:.the government {o finally act. - : - Surrendered to the sect when their parents jolied. 18 years ago, the brothers left in February and have made public allegations of mistreatment. ~ “Whenever I wet my bed as a child I would be tied up in a sleeping bag and thrown in the river," sald _ Jean-Guy, adding he would be taken out of the water when he was near drowning. The Apostles were founded in 1952 by a charismatic Catholic, Gaston Tremblay, who rejects the authority. of the Vatican. Tremblay, known to his followers as Rather Jean Gregoire de Ia trinite, calls himself the ~ .Pope ; NOT ALLOWED TV . The Sevignys said they were not allowed to listento + the radio, watch television or read newspapers. ~_“Tdon't know anything about anything,” said Jean-’ ris _, Guy..“We were taught that everything outside was ~ * -evil. Whenever we travelled we couldn't look out or we'd be hit.” . ‘They say they escaped the “forced seclusion” of the monastery where their sister Elaine, 24, was living. After being refused permission to meet her they called Quebec. Provinelal Police, who obtained her ease, Now the three siblings hope to secure the release of. branch, mission. '. But another sister, a 25-year-old G Nun ka as Sister Marthe who is atill with the sect, says kien and their father, who lives in a Montreal all tt. ‘ et ‘was like spitting. in the face. ot amy DENIES THEIR CLAIM Marthe denied her brothers’ claim that they could ‘three times a-year, ‘saying they were allowed two: ~ Sect apokesman:Sister Claire termed the Sevan’ 5 prevented fron leaving'the reli setae «hey, wanton ate the fe lous community it if Belanger asid the Apestles were Iny ted from - 1977 to 1991; fedding the Youth P sr muted ro to conclude there was reason nto believe children were taken Pazcaly abised w nmmevers ween : aen' In the mid- 70s, fe teat Treaty charged with forcibly out. Duri , testiti edo of tough ing the trial -former Apoaties Tremblay was convleted, sentenced cain to two: in _ btlson and released after four th your not gained custody of his gon es. Thetalter aR ed sg ane