Nearly 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody since 2002.

Nearly 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, the Human Rights First organisation said ahead of the publication of their report.

At least 98 deaths occurred, with at least 34 of them suspected or confirmed homicides -- deliberate or reckless killing -- the group of US lawyers told BBC television Tuesday.

Their dossier claims that 11 more deaths are deemed suspicious and that between eight and 12 prisoners were tortured to death.

However, charges are rare and sentences are light, the report said.

I guess if you view them as the enemy it makes it just that much easier to treat them as if they are less then human. How can we show the world that we are just if we continue to treat humans in this fashion?