The Obama administration has agreed to release dozens of photographs depicting alleged past abuses of detainees at U.S. prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The agreement follows a legal suit filed in 2004 by a prominent human rights group, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), requesting the government release 42 photos or demonstrate reasons for not doing so.
The ACLU said on April 23 that the court considering the case has received a letter from the Justice Department agreeing to the request.
According to the ACLU, the photos will be made available by May 28 and include not just the original 42 requested but a "substantial number" of other images.
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