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8 Sep 2010, 9:21 pm
“The extraordinary rendition program is well known throughout the world. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 6:46 pm
" The Washington Post has a news update headlined "U.S. appeals court dismisses suit against firm in 'extraordinary rendition' case. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 6:10 pm
., for its role in his extraordinary rendition and torture. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 5:53 pm
By a one-vote margin (6-5), the U.S. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 5:50 pm
’s “extraordinary rendition” program, as it is known. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 5:30 pm
9th Circuit, 6-5, Sides With CIA on ‘Extraordinary Renditions’ :: Cites Obama’s State Secrets Privilege in Tossing Torture Case :: Mohamed v. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 2:11 pm
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] Wednesday affirmed [opinion, PDF] a district court's dismissal of a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] against a Boeing subsidiary in connection with its alleged role in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] extraordinary rendition program [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 1:20 pm
Because as a high-profile case, it will get plenty of commentary elsewhere.The Ninth Circuit, in a close 6-5 en banc opinion, employs the state secrets doctrine to dismiss at the pleading stage a lawsuit that alleges that private contractors knowingly participated in an illegal "extraordinary rendition" program run by the CIA in which individuals were tortured, "disappeared," and otherwise subjected to activities in foreign countries that would be illegal for… [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 1:03 pm
The case decided Wednesday was brought by five foreign nationals who claimed the CIA, working with other governments, operated a so-called extraordinary rendition program to gather intelligence. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 12:43 pm
This may be the end of perhaps the most controversial "extraordinary rendition" case. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 7:30 am
By way of contrast, we have little clarity about our shameful brush with torture — partly because the courts have found a dazzling array of procedural excuses for refusing to hear cases about torture and extraordinary rendition, depriving the victims of their day in court. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 3:07 pm
Now the United Kingdom has released 900 papers (so far) revealing Britain's support for and participation in extraordinary renditions and torture.One of the most startling documents is chapter 32 of MI6's general procedural manual, entitled "Detainees and Detention Operations", which advises officers that among the "particular sensitivities" they need to consider before becoming directly involved in an operation to detain a terrorism suspect is the… [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 7:36 am
The latest issue of the Hibernian Law Journal has also just been released and also includes articles relevant to human rights in Ireland on issues such as extraordinary rendition (by Brian O’Beirne) and mass cards (once again by HRinI’s Eoin Daly). [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 2:07 am
The men claimed their extradition would put them at risk of harsh treatment, extraordinary rendition and the death penalty, amongst other draconian penalties. [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 12:43 pm
Unfortunately, I've been subjected to extraordinary rendition and taken to Gitmo. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 12:00 am
In his studies of ancient Greek and imperial Roman ethics, and in his contemporary political interventions, so goes the story, Foucault abandoned – or, in more nuanced renditions, progressively relinquished – his archaeological and genealogical critique of the subject. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 5:25 pm
The ACLU, which represents Mohamed and others in a lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan for its role in Ghost Air, the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, calls upon President Obama to widen its investigation into the Bush-era torture program: Following Prime Minister Cameron's announcement, the ACLU called on the Obama administration to broaden its own investigation into the Bush-era torture program to include top-level government officials who may… [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:25 pm
Looking for answers in a case that could bring further embarrassment to Britain over its alleged complicity in torture and extraordinary rendition, Reprieve, a legal charity, said it has sued the Government to establish whether the detainee is Yunus Rahmatullah, a name it uncovered following a lengthy investigation. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 7:45 am
Times criticizes the Court’s decision last week to deny cert. in the “extraordinary rendition” case, Arar v. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 2:33 pm
As we told you earlier this week, the Supreme Court announced that it would not hear the case of extraordinary rendition and torture victim, Maher Arar, a Canadian who was apprehended during a layover at JFK and subsequently sent to Syria for over 10 months where he was confined in an underground grave-like cell and tortured. [read post]
