ICJ urges complete response to questions on secret detentions and on renditions of terrorism suspects

ICJ urges complete response to questions on secret detentions and on renditions of terrorism suspects

The ICJ today urged the Government of Poland to respond fully to concerns about the adequacy of its investigations into allegations of CIA-run secret detention centres in Poland and renditions of terrorism suspects.

The call follows the review of Poland’s human rights record at the first session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Poland-UPR detention renditions-press release-2008 (full text, PDF)

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the fifth periodic report of Sweden

ICJ submission to the Committee Against Torture on the fifth periodic report of Sweden

In its submissions to the Committee Against Torture, the ICJ draws attention to the lack of a definition of torture in Swedish law equivalent to that in Article 1 of the Convention.

In addition the ICJ points out the lack of specific criminal law offences of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and the failure to institute criminal investigations in respect of a documented case of rendition involving treatment contrary to the Convention.

Sweden-ICJ Submission to the Committee against Torture-Non-judicial submission-2008 (full text, PDF)

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