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The delegation's report to the {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}panel, which was meeting in Geneva, did not break new ground. The officials contended that despite instances of {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the United States has not systematically mistreated {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}and remained {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}to a global ban on torture.
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