Bradley Manning: "Cruel And Inhuman Punishment"

"I conclude that the 11 months under conditions of solitary confinement (regardless of the name given to his regime by the prison authorities) constitutes at a minimum cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of article 16 of the convention against torture. If the effects in regards to pain and suffering inflicted on Manning were more severe, they could constitute torture."

Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur On Torture, talking to The Guardian.
His findings have been published as an addendum to the Report Of The Special Rapporteur On Torture, And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment.
This means he has formally accused the US of violating the United Nation's Torture Charter. 
For more on Juan Mendez vs the Pentagon - who have consistently refused to let him interview Manning in private - see Bradley Manning Support Network.   
Bradley's next pre-trial hearing is on Thursday March 15th.

Update: Broad coalition of US media outlets, from ABC News to the Washington Post, send Pentagon open letter protesting censorship of Manning trial documents.