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New York Times Editorial – A National Disgrace
November 13, 2009 – 9:07 am | No Comment
New York Times Editorial – A National Disgrace

New York Times, November 11, 2009
Editorial
A National Disgrace
Two courts, one in Italy and one in the United States, ruled recently on the Bush administration’s practice of extraordinary rendition, which is the kidnapping of people and …

Italy Convicts 23 Americans for C.I.A. Renditions
November 6, 2009 – 11:42 am | No Comment
Italy Convicts 23 Americans for C.I.A. Renditions

By RACHEL DONADIO
MILAN — In a landmark ruling, an Italian judge on Wednesday convicted a base chief for the Central Intelligence Agency and 22 other Americans, almost all C.I.A. operatives, of kidnapping a Muslim cleric …

Italy: Convictions in rendition case a step toward accountability
November 6, 2009 – 9:01 am | No Comment
Italy: Convictions in rendition case a step toward accountability

From Amnesty International
MILAN, ITALY – The convictions of US and Italian intelligence agents for their involvement in the abduction of Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr (better known as Abu Omar) mark a step toward accountability for …

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 …

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar
November 4, 2009 – 3:02 pm | No Comment
No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

Court Refuses to Hold U.S. Officials Accountable for Complicity in Torture Abroad
CONTACT: press@ccrjustice.org
November 2, 2009, New York –  Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for …

ACLU NEWS RELEASE: Federal Court Permits Landmark ACLU Rendition Case To Go Forward – Government Cannot Claim State Secrets To Deny Torture Victims Day In Court
April 28, 2009 – 3:45 pm | No Comment
ACLU NEWS RELEASE: Federal Court Permits Landmark ACLU Rendition Case To Go Forward – Government Cannot Claim State Secrets To Deny Torture Victims Day In Court

Federal Court Permits Landmark ACLU Rendition Case To Go Forward Government Cannot Claim State Secrets To Deny Torture Victims Day In Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 28, 2009 CONTACT: Rachel Myers, (212) 549-2689 …

ACLU In Court Today To Argue Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Go Forward (2/9/2009)
February 13, 2009 – 7:39 pm | No Comment
ACLU In Court Today To Argue Extraordinary Rendition Case Should Go Forward (2/9/2009)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union is in court today arguing that its lawsuit should go forward against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan, Inc. for the company’s …

Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge?
March 20, 2007 – 9:13 pm | No Comment
Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge?

By FAISAL KUTTY
As the Canadian government forges ahead with its cleverly named Passenger Protect Program, the timing could not be better to seriously reconsider what is for all intents and purposes a no-fly list.
The attention …

Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge?
March 19, 2007 – 6:48 pm | No Comment
Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge?

By Faisal Kutty
As the Canadian government forges ahead with its cleverly named Passenger Protect Program, the timing could not be better to seriously reconsider what is for all intents and purposes a no-fly list.
The attention …

Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet – American and Canadian anti-terror practices on trial
February 15, 2007 – 9:03 pm | No Comment
Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet – American and Canadian 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 …

American and U.S. Anti-terror practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet
February 8, 2007 – 7:44 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 …