Human rights demonstrators arrested near White House
Police arrest demonstrators in front of the White House in Washington on April 30, 2009. Amnesty International USA and Witness Against Torture held a human rights watch rally and march to "speak out on need for independent commission to investigate war on terror abuses." (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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