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EU: Parliament releases interim report on secret detentions and renditions in Europe

Nov 17, 2006

On 28 November, the European Parliament’s “Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners” released its interim report. The Committee concluded that most European countries were aware...

Russian Federation: State found responsible for disappearances in Chechnya

Nov 17, 2006

On 9 November, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia had violated the European Convention on Human Rights in two cases involving the enforced disappearance of three individuals in Chechnya. The Court found Russia violated the disappeared individuals’...

Russian Federation: Committee Against Torture criticizes secret detention, torture and disappearances in Chechnya

Nov 17, 2006

In its concluding observations on the Russian Federation released on 29 November, the Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed concern about allegations of unofficial places of detention in the North Caucasus and of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment...

Turkey: UN experts on arbitrary detention visit Turkey

Nov 17, 2006

At the conclusion of its visit to Turkey from 9-20 October, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention welcomed the strengthened safeguards against arbitrary detention in the criminal justice system. The experts nevertheless expressed concerns at the lower procedural...

The Netherlands: Senate approves new anti-terrorism laws

Nov 17, 2006

On 14 November, the Dutch Senate adopted two bills on counter-terrorism. The first law will give law enforcement agencies greater investigative powers such as surveillance, infiltration and wiretapping. The second law will prohibit organizations on the UN or EU...