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European Union: Court of First Instance rules on asset freeze

Sep 16, 2006

On 12 July, the European Court of First Instance ruled in two cases that the European Community legal order guaranteed the right of individuals subjected to financial sanctions by the Security Council Sanctions Committee to request review of their case through the...

European Union: Parliament condemns CIA extraordinary renditions

Sep 16, 2006

On 6 July, the European Parliament endorsed in a resolution the interim report of the “Temporary Committee inquiring into alleged secret detention and rendition by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Europe”. The report found the CIA directly responsible for the...

EU experts on fundamental rights release opinion on extraordinary renditions

Jun 16, 2006

On 25 May, the European Union Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights released an opinion on the human rights responsibility of EU member states in the context of extraordinary renditions....

EU: European Court of Justice annuls EU-US deal on passenger data

Jun 16, 2006

On 30 May, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) annulled the European Union Council decision approving a 2004 US-EU agreement on the transfer of airline passenger data, requested by the US to prevent terrorist attacks. The Court held that there was no adequate legal...

USA: Mounting pressure to close Guantánamo following detainee suicides

Jun 16, 2006

On 10 June, three detainees at the Guantánamo detention facility were found dead in their cells. The incident sparked renewed calls for the closure of the detention facility from UN experts, the European Parliament (EP), governments and non-governmental organizations....