International Commission of Jurists

USA: CIA sued over “extraordinary rendition”

Dec 8, 2005

Former CIA director George Tenet and other CIA officials are being sued under the US Alien Tort Claims Act, by a German citizen, Khaled El-Masri, who claims to have been wrongfully abducted by the CIA in Macedonia and transported to a secret CIA prison in Afghanistan...

USA: Senator McCain and White House agree on torture ban amendment

Dec 8, 2005

President Bush has said he will now accept the amendment proposed by Senator McCain to ban the use of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners by US personnel anywhere in the world. In another development, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice stated during a...

Israel: Former Director of General Security Service sued

Dec 8, 2005

The relatives of 14 Palestinian killed in July 2002 when Israel killed a senior Hamas figure in Gaza, have filed a civil lawsuit in the US against former Director of General Security Service, Avi Dichter. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has condemned the lawsuit.

Israel: High Court of Justice hears cases on targeted killings

Dec 8, 2005

On 11 December, the High Court of Justice held hearings on a petition filed in 2002 against the Israeli Defence Forces’ policy of targeted assassinations. The Court also heard another petition filed against high-level government officials, including the Prime...

Jordan: First anti-terrorism bill after Amman bombings

Dec 8, 2005

In the aftermath of the Amman bombings in November 2005, the Government has begun drafting the country’s first anti-terrorism bill. According to Interior Ministry officials, the law will enable the authorities to hold terrorist suspects indefinitely and impose...
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