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US/Italy: Italian Court Challenges CIA Rendition Program

Posted on 16/04/2008

Rome Should Seek Extradition of 26 Americans in Cleric’s Abduction The alleged kidnappers of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 will go on trial in Milan on April 16 in what is the first ever legal challenge to the CIA’s controversial rendition program, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Wa ...

United States International Counter-Terrorism: CIA Press Release

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US: Don’t Resume Lethal Injections

Posted on 16/04/2008

Supreme Court Decision Not a Green Light for Executions The United States should not resume execution by lethal injection, despite a US Supreme Court decision that upheld its constitutionality, Human Rights Watch said today.

United States Domestic Criminal Justice: Death Penalty Press Release

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Secrecy surrounds death penalty

Posted on 14/04/2008

At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and Viet Nam. The figures come from Amnesty International's yearly statistics, Death Sentences and Executions in 2007, issued on Tuesday, which say that at l ...

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United Kingdom: Appeals Court Blocks National Security Deportations

Posted on 08/04/2008

Cites Torture by Jordanian and Libyan Authorities A British appeals court has dealt a serious blow to the government’s plan to deport national security suspects in reliance on assurances of humane treatment and fair trial on return.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Counter-Terrorism: Diplomatic Assurances Press Release

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US/Jordan: Stop Renditions to Torture

Posted on 08/04/2008

CIA Transfer of Suspects to Jordan for Interrogation Violates International Law The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) transferred at least 14 terrorist suspects to Jordanian custody for interrogation and torture since the September 11, 2001 attacks, Human Rights Watch said in a new report rel ...

United States International Anti-Terrorism Post 911: Detainees Press Release

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