Geneva, Nov 18, SPA -- The United Nations' top rights official onFriday called for an international investigation into theconditions of detainees in Iraq, responding to the recentdiscovery of Interior Ministry prisoners showing signs oftorture. "In light of the apparently systemic nature and magnitudeof that problem, and the importance of public confidence inany inquiry, I urge authorities to consider calling for aninternational inquiry," said Louise Arbour, the U.N. HighCommissioner for Human Rights, according to The Associated Press.--SPA1407 Local Time 1107 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/303534