 ::::::::::Because it obviously applies to the prisoner who is the subject of the article! If a respected human rights group has condemned a certain type of treatment, that supports the claim that the prisoner is being treated unfairly and that his unfair treatment is notable. If Leader X commits genocide, that fact that genocide has been condemned by international bodies is relevant to that situation, even if the accused was not mentioned by name at the Nuremberg Trials or in the Geneva Conventions!   