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Canada kept feared Afghan governor in power despite rep as ‘human-rights abuser’
December 15, 2009 – 11:55 am | No Comment
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 …

RCMP probes federal role in Arar torture – Arar case raises possibility of similar action on Afghan abuses
December 11, 2009 – 9:09 am | One Comment
RCMP probes federal role in Arar torture – Arar case raises possibility of similar action on Afghan abuses

By Tonda MacCharles
OTTAWA  –The RCMP has already launched an unprecedented probe of allegations that Canadian government officials turned a blind eye to torture in the past, raising the possibility it could act again on the …

The record and the falsehoods – The government’s insistence it knew nothing about the torture of Afghan detainees becomes more and more tenuous
December 8, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment
The record and the falsehoods – The government’s insistence it knew nothing about the torture of Afghan detainees becomes more and more tenuous

Editorial in The Globe and Mail

The record speaks for itself on what the Canadian government knows, or should have known, about the torture of Afghan detainees. It speaks far louder than the falsehoods from the …

Colvin’s testimony true: former Afghan MP
December 1, 2009 – 4:54 pm | No Comment
Colvin’s testimony true: former Afghan MP

From CBC News
Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin’s claim that detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons were likely tortured is true and an “open secret” in her country, a former Afghan MP said in Ottawa on …

Canadians not buying government denial of detainee claims – Survey finds them twice as likely to believe whistleblower Richard Colvin
November 25, 2009 – 2:23 pm | No Comment
Canadians not buying government denial of detainee claims – Survey finds them twice as likely to believe whistleblower Richard Colvin

By Joan Bryden
Canadians aren’t buying the Harper government’s assertion that there’s no credible evidence Afghan detainees were tortured, a new poll suggests.
Indeed, The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicates Canadians are twice as likely to believe …

Globe and Mail Editorial: Speaking out, despite the cost – Thank goodness for civil servants like diplomat Richard Colvin who breach the walls of government secrecy and obfuscation and speak out for principle
November 25, 2009 – 2:02 pm | No Comment
Globe and Mail Editorial: Speaking out, despite the cost – Thank goodness for civil servants like diplomat Richard Colvin who breach the walls of government secrecy and obfuscation and speak out for principle

Editorial by The Globe and Mail
The diplomat Richard Colvin was Canada’s eyes and ears in Afghanistan, and there is no reason to believe he has acted with anything but integrity in his public testimony …

Grave Allegations: If this week’s testimony by diplomat Richard Colvin is proven, Canada’s complicity in torture goes to the highest levels – an inquiry is needed
November 24, 2009 – 2:40 pm | No Comment
Grave Allegations: If this week’s testimony by diplomat Richard Colvin is proven, Canada’s complicity in torture goes to the highest levels – an inquiry is needed

By Errol Mendes
A courageous Canadian public servant and former diplomat in Afghanistan gave stunning testimony to a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, that while focused on the treatment of detainees transferred to Afghan authorities by …