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Supreme Court el-Masri rejection undermines accountability for renditions
Aziz Huq [Director, Liberty and National Security Project at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law]: "This Monday, the Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari review filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in the c (More) |
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Supreme Court rejects el-Masri rendition case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied without comment the petition for certiorari filed by Khaled el-Masri against the US government, ostensibly supporting the Bush administration's contention that allowing el-Masri's lawsuit [complaint, (More) |
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US rejects Germany bid for extradition of CIA agents in el-Masri rendition
A German Justice Ministry official said Saturday that US officials have confirmed that there are no plans to extradite 13 CIA agents wanted in Germany on suspicion of playing a role in the alleged 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition of Germa (More) |
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Two alleged CIA rendition victims join ACLU lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary
Two men who allege that the CIA detained and tortured them in foreign prisons Wednesday joined a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against San Jose-based Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan . Iraqi citizen Bisher al-Rawi a (More) |
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UK involvement in US renditions report [UK ISC]
Rendition; UK Intelligence and Security Committee, July 25, 2007 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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No evidence of direct UK involvement in US renditions: UK intelligence panel
The UK Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) reported Wednesday that it has found no evidence of direct British involvement [report, PDF; press release, PDF] in the operation of extraordinary rendition flights through UK airspace and said that (More) |
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Against a US 'Terrorists' Court'
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says it is a sad day for America when respected legal scholars writing in the New York Times are advocating a separate US judicial regime - what they call a "nation (More) |
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German prosecutors seek extradition of CIA agents in el-Masri rendition
German prosecutors said Monday they will seek the extradition of 13 US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents they believe to be responsible for the alleged 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition of German national Khalid El-Masri [Wikipedi (More) |
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CIA secret prisons and renditions report [COE]
Secret detentions and illegal transfer of detainees involving Council of Europe member states: second report, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), June 8, 2007 . Read the full text of t (More) |
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CIA operated secret prisons in Poland, Romania: COE investigator
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established and operated secret detention centers in Romania and Poland between 2002 and 2005, according to a report [PDF text; Appendix 1, JPG; Appendix 2, JPG; Appendix 3, PDF; press release; press conference (More) |
38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion
On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux braves were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers.
Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion from the Santee Sioux Tribe, whose members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today.
