New Report on Extraordinary Rendition
Human Rights Watch has released a new report on the Administration's use of extraordinary rendition - shipping suspects off to countries that are known to practice torture. It's focus is the failure of diplomatic assurances to prevent abuse.
“Governments that are using diplomatic assurances know full well that they don’t protect against torture,” said [HRW Executive Director Kenneth]Roth. “But in the age of terror, they’re convenient. Only pressure from the public in Europe and North America can stop this negative trend.”
Governments rely on a variety of devices to transfer suspects to other countries, including renditions, removals, deportations, extraditions and expulsions. But none of them is legally permissible if the person to be transferred is at risk of torture on return.
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