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Hassan Almrei is exonorated! – Analysis of Federal Court ruling
December 16, 2009 – 12:18 pm | No Comment
Hassan Almrei is exonorated! – Analysis of Federal Court ruling

If you don’t have the opportunity to read the Federal Court ruling (which is really worth reading), you might be interested by this summary analysis prepared by Matthew Behrens.
The link to the actual …

Majority vote in Parliament calls for an official apology and compensation for three Canadian Muslim men tortured overseas
December 7, 2009 – 12:27 pm | No Comment
Majority vote in Parliament calls for an official apology and compensation for three Canadian Muslim men tortured overseas

For immediate release
(Ottawa, December 3, 2009) The majority of the House of Commons has just voted in favour of compensation and a formal apology for three Canadian Muslim men who were detained and tortured overseas.
The …

OTTAWA CITIZEN EDITORIAL: The U.S. can do better
November 4, 2009 – 4:24 pm | No Comment
OTTAWA CITIZEN EDITORIAL: The U.S. can do better

The Ottawa Citizen
Americans viewed the attack of 9/11 as an act of war, and no fair-minded person should blame them for doing so. And because there has never been a war in which even the …

American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial
February 15, 2007 – 9:00 pm | No Comment
American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial

By Faisal Kutty
“My priority right now is to clear my name,” said Maher Arar during his first public appearance in 2003 upon his return after being tortured for over a year in Syria. The Arar …

Canadian and U.S. anti-terror practices on trial: Maher Arar saga not over yet
February 15, 2007 – 8:07 pm | No Comment
Canadian and U.S. anti-terror practices on trial: Maher Arar saga not over yet

By Faisal Kutty
“My priority right now is to clear my name,” said Maher Arar during his first public appearance in 2003 upon his return after being tortured for over a year in Syria.
The Arar Commission …

American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet
February 8, 2007 – 6:47 pm | No Comment
American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet

By Faisal Kutty
“My priority right now is to clear my name,” said Maher Arar during his first public appearance in 2003 upon his return after being tortured for over a year in Syria. The Arar …

American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet
February 8, 2007 – 4:22 pm | No Comment
American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet

By Faisal Kutty –“…the Arar settlement in Canada does not close the book. It only opens a new chapter of a book that is about more than Maher Arar – it is about the erosion …

Others seek answers, too – Justice O’Connor releases his report today, amid growing unease among Muslim and Arab citizens over allegations of Canadian complicity in detention abroad
September 18, 2006 – 9:14 pm | No Comment
Others seek answers, too – Justice O’Connor releases his report today, amid growing unease among Muslim and Arab citizens over allegations of Canadian complicity in detention abroad

By Faisal Kutty
Toronto Star – Sep. 18, 2006 — Since the tragic events of 9/11, many Muslims and Arabs have been living in a climate of fear and uncertainty. The draconian and hastily enacted …