On 18 February, in what is believed to be the first case challenging the practice of “extraordinary rendition”, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit brought on behalf of Maher Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian citizen. Maher Arar was deported in October 2002 by US authorities to Syria where he was tortured.
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