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Lawyers argue for release of British residents held at Guantanamo
The UK Court of Appeal heard arguments Monday in a case where the families of three Guantanamo Bay detainees who were UK residents prior to their detention are seeking an order requiring the British government to lobby the US for the release of th (More) |
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Jordan 'central hub' of extraordinary rendition: Amnesty report
Jordan is a "central hub in a global complex of secret detention centers" allegedly operated by the US Central Intelligence Agency and foreign intelligence agencies, according to an Amnesty International report [text; press release] wri (More) |
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UN rights panel chair slams US conduct at ICCPR hearings
Christine Chanet , the chair of the UN Human Rights Committee , criticized the United States in comments to reporters Friday, accusing the US of avoiding its duty to submit to hearings regarding US conformity to the International Covenant on Civil a (More) |
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Italy spy chief denies involvement in CIA abduction case
Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , told a closed door meeting of the Italian Senate defense committee that Italian intelligence was not involved in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Os (More) |
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US says war on terror not governed by UN rights treaty
Making the first US appearance before the UN Human Rights Committee in more than a decade, American officials on Monday defended their position that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not govern many aspects of the war o (More) |
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US will not aid Germany in el-Masri rendition investigation
The United States will not help Germany investigate the alleged abduction of Khaled el-Masri , a Lebanese born German citizen who claims that the US Central Intelligence Agency seized him in Macedonia in 2003 in an instance of extraordinary renditi (More) |
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Prosecutors question Italy spy chief in CIA abduction case
Italian prosecutors on Saturday questioned Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , regarding his role in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also known as Abu Oma (More) |
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Former UK spy chief says US detentions, renditions would be illegal in Britain
Sir Richard Dearlove , former head of the British intelligence agency known as MI6 , has said that two components of the US war on terrorism would be illegal under British law. Dearlove, who led the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from 1999 to 200 (More) |
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Italy defense official denies involvement in CIA rendition of Egyptian cleric
The government of Italy was not involved in and did not know in advance of the CIA's alleged extraordinary rendition of an Egyptian cleric , an Italian defense official told legislators Tuesday. The official, Giovanni Lorenzo Forceri, told Ita (More) |
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European Parliament finds member states complicit in CIA renditions
The European Parliament adopted an interim report Thursday that agrees with earlier findings by the Council of Europe (COE) that European states were complicit in alleged incidents of CIA extraordinary rendition . The report criticizes European n (More) |
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer
On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.
