ATLANTA, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will restore human rights as a central pillar of the country's policies.
Issuing a statement to CNN Tuesday during the annual human rights conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta, the former president praised Obama for pledging to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp and end the torture of terrorism suspects there, saying it would show the world the United States has renewed its commitment to human rights.