Tag Archives: rendition

#LawNotWar

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Susan Chandler

Published on Nov 11, 2015 In Honor of Veterans Day Christie Edwards, Director of the American Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Program interviews Benjamin B. Ferencz, Former Chief Prosecutor at the Subsequent Proceedings at Nuremberg. Speakers: Christie Edwards, Director of … Continue reading →

Posted in #EndlessWar, #torture, Uncategorized | Tagged #KillList, #LawNotWar, assassination, Barack Obama, Benjamin B Ferencz, detain without charge or trial, George W. Bush, Nuremberg, rendition, Rick Scott, Terror Tuesdays, torture, war crimes | 2 Comments

Reprieve: UK must ask Ethiopia to release Andy Tsege

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Susan Chandler

PM writes to Ethiopia amid fears for death-row Brit March 17, 2016 David Cameron has intervened twice to secure UK access to a Briton who was kidnapped by Ethiopian forces in 2014, it’s emerged, amid Foreign Office concerns that there … Continue reading →

Posted in #torture, UK | Tagged Andargachew Tsege, Andy Tsege, Buzzfeed, David Cameron, death sentence, Ethiopia, Juan Méndez, kidnap, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UN Human Rights Council | Leave a comment

Congress: Don’t obstruct closure of Guantánamo

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Susan Chandler

Obama’s remarks on plan to close Guantánamo prison Let us do what is right for America. Let us go ahead and close this chapter, and do it right, do it carefully, do it in a way that makes sure we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #CovertOps, #Guantánamo, #MaliciousProsecution, #MilitaryIndustrialComplex, #Rendition, #torture, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, cruel and unusual punishment, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, force feeding, forcible cell extraction, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, rendition, rights of the child, Tony Blair, torture, UN | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Jack Straw rewriting UK #torture complicity history

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Monday Dec 14, 2015 UK torture complicity: Jack Straw’s comments do not fit with facts Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has reportedly today claimed that “the British government never condoned, nor … Continue reading →

Posted in #DetainWithoutChargeOrTrial, #Disappear, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, torture, Uncategorized | Tagged Abdul-hakim Belhadj, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Binyam Mohamed, CIA, David Cameron, David Miliband, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, Fatima Boudchar, Gaddafi, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Iraq, Jack Straw, John Hutton, Libya, MI6, Morocco, rendition, Reprieve, Sir Mark Allen, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

On anniversary of US #TortureReport, UK silent on involvement

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Tues Dec 8th, 2015 One year since US torture report published, no sign of accountability for UK’s role A year since the US Senate published a major report into the … Continue reading →

Posted in #CruelAndUnusualPunishment, #DetainWithoutChargeOrTrial, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, #Guantánamo, Uncategorized | Tagged CIA Torture Report, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, Guantánamo, Operation Lydd, rendition, Reprieve, Sir Mark Allen, Tony Blair, torture, UK | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK putting “trade” ahead of protecting Andy Tsege

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: 0044 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Mon Oct 26, 2015 ‘Bury me in England’ – new fears for British father kidnapped to Ethiopia A British father of three who has been held for 16 months in incommunicado detention … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, Andy Tsege, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, Ethiopia, rendition, Reprieve, Tony Blair, torture, trade pacts, UK, US, Yemen | Leave a comment

@POTUS on Guantánamo: It’s time for us to close it.

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

President Obama Holds First Ever Ceremony And Vetoes The NDAA By: Jason Easley Thursday, October 22nd, 2015, 4:18 pm … the third thing is that this legislation specifically impeded our ability to close Guantanamo in a way that I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged Barack Obama, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UK | 2 Comments

Reprieve: US obliged to help free ex-Guantánamo prisoner from Moroccan detention

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed Oct 21, 2015 US government publicly concedes case against ex-Gitmo prisoner collapsed in 2011 On the eve of a hearing in Morocco that will determine whether ex-Guantánamo prisoner Younous Chekkouri … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged detain without charge or trial, Guantánamo, Morocco, rendition, Reprieve, Salé, torture, Younous Chekkouri | Leave a comment

Reprieve: US must release files proving Younous Chekkouri’s innocence

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Fri Sept 25, 2015 US must release files proving innocence of former Guantanamo detainee, say lawyers Lawyers at human rights NGO Reprieve yesterday filed an emergency motion demanding the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, CIA, detain without charge or trial, disappear, FBI, Guantánamo, Morocco, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UN Committee on Human Rights, Younous Chekkouri | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Shaker Aamer’s release from GITMO should happen tomorrow, not next month