Articles tagged with: Prisoners
Rubbing Salt in Guantanamo’s Wounds: Task Force Announces Indefinite Detentions
By Andy Worthington
With a stunning lack of sensitivity, President Barack Obama’s Guantánamo Review Task Force chose the anniversary of the president’s failed promise to close the prison to announce its conclusions regarding the eventual fate …
Canada kept feared Afghan governor in power despite rep as ‘human-rights abuser’
By Murray Brewster
OTTAWA — A former governor of Kandahar who is accused of personally torturing Afghans might have been removed from office as far back as 2006 if Canadian officials hadn’t defended him, according to …
Canada’s torture trials – Who knew about transferring detainees and when?
By Enzo Di Matteo
What is it about Canada and torture?
Revelations this week by a high-ranking diplomat that Canadian troops handed prisoners over to Afghan authorities to be tortured has come as a shock to the …
