U.S., Israel on torture watch list

Canada’s Foreign Ministry has put the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured, and it classifies some U.S. interrogation techniques as torture, according to a document that is part of a course for diplomats.

Both listed nations deny they allow torture in their jails.

The document mentions the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where one Canadian man, Omar Khadr, is among the inmates.

Under “definition of torture,” the document lists U.S. interrogation techniques such as forced nudity, isolation, sleep deprivation and blindfolding.

A spokesman for Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier said, “The training manual is not a policy document and does not reflect the views or policies of this government.”