International Commission of Jurists

Peru: Congress rejects death penalty for terrorism offences

Jan 17, 2007

On 10 January, the Peruvian Congress rejected President García’s proposal to introduce the death penalty for terrorist offences. The President immediately suggested amending the provisions of the Constitution that prevent a referendum on his proposal. There were...

Canada: Prime Minister apologizes to Maher Arar

Jan 17, 2007

On 26 January, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the role that Canadian officials might have played in the deportation of a Canadian, Maher Arar, by the US to Syria where he was tortured. In December 2006, the Arar Commission of Inquiry released its final...

USA: Domestic surveillance programme to be overseen by FISA Court

Jan 17, 2007

On 17 January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the administration would, from now on, submit all domestic surveillance requests to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) for review and approval, in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence...
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