UN Report Says US Rendition Policy Broke International Law
UN condemns Britain’s role in torture cases
Independent [UK]
03/09/09
Britain was condemned last night for its complicity in the American programme of rendition and alleged torture of hundreds of terror suspects, in a highly critical United Nations report. The UN Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin said the US was only able to create its system for moving terror suspects around foreign jails because of the co-operation of allies, naming the UK alongside Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Canada and Georgia...
http://adjix.com/5qtj
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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U.S. allies told to review role in secret renditions
A United Nations investigator urged U.S. allies from Britain to Pakistan on Tuesday to fully investigate whether they helped in secret renditions that led to the illegal torture or disappearance of terror suspects.
http://news.stv.tv/world/81371-us-allies-told-to-review-role-in-secret-renditions/
An interview with Andy Worthington, author of "The Guantánamo Files"
You're correct to describe the transfer of prisoners from Afghanistan to Guantánamo as a "rendition flight" - or, to be more accurate, many dozens of rendition flights.
http://snipurl.com/dji1a
From Information Clearing House
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UN Report Says US Rendition Policy Broke International Law
Julie Sell, McClatchy Newspapers: "A UN expert is accusing the United States and some of its allies of breaching international law for the so-called extraordinary renditions and subsequent alleged torture of terrorism suspects during the Bush administration's global war on terrorism, and is launching a probe into the detention of suspects. Martin Scheinin, a UN special rapporteur and expert on international law, issued his annual report to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. While it identifies a US role in masterminding a 'comprehensive system' of rendition and detention of suspects as well as creating 'an international web' of intelligence sharing, his report notes that it was possible only through collaboration with many other countries."
http://www.truthout.org/031109N
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=rendition
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=detention
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=terror+suspects
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Verkaik
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Andy+Worthington
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Julie+Sell
Independent [UK]
03/09/09
Britain was condemned last night for its complicity in the American programme of rendition and alleged torture of hundreds of terror suspects, in a highly critical United Nations report. The UN Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin said the US was only able to create its system for moving terror suspects around foreign jails because of the co-operation of allies, naming the UK alongside Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Canada and Georgia...
http://adjix.com/5qtj
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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U.S. allies told to review role in secret renditions
A United Nations investigator urged U.S. allies from Britain to Pakistan on Tuesday to fully investigate whether they helped in secret renditions that led to the illegal torture or disappearance of terror suspects.
http://news.stv.tv/world/81371-us-allies-told-to-review-role-in-secret-renditions/
An interview with Andy Worthington, author of "The Guantánamo Files"
You're correct to describe the transfer of prisoners from Afghanistan to Guantánamo as a "rendition flight" - or, to be more accurate, many dozens of rendition flights.
http://snipurl.com/dji1a
From Information Clearing House
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UN Report Says US Rendition Policy Broke International Law
Julie Sell, McClatchy Newspapers: "A UN expert is accusing the United States and some of its allies of breaching international law for the so-called extraordinary renditions and subsequent alleged torture of terrorism suspects during the Bush administration's global war on terrorism, and is launching a probe into the detention of suspects. Martin Scheinin, a UN special rapporteur and expert on international law, issued his annual report to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. While it identifies a US role in masterminding a 'comprehensive system' of rendition and detention of suspects as well as creating 'an international web' of intelligence sharing, his report notes that it was possible only through collaboration with many other countries."
http://www.truthout.org/031109N
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=rendition
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=detention
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=terror+suspects
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Verkaik
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Andy+Worthington
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Julie+Sell
rudkla - 10. Mär, 09:09
