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EU: Parliament says European States involved in CIA rendition activities

Apr 16, 2006

On 24 April, the European Parliament released its draft interim report on the alleged involvement of European states in CIA renditions and secret detentions. The report states that it is highly unlikely that European countries were unaware of extraordinary renditions...

UN and OAS call on Latin American countries to reinforce anit-terror laws

Apr 16, 2006

The United Nations and the Organization of American States called on Latin American countries to strengthen their anti-terrorist and organized crime legislation....

UN: Human rights expert criticizes “shoot-to-kill” rhetoric

Apr 16, 2006

In a report issued on 8 March, Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, criticized the “shoot-to-kill” rhetoric often used in response to perceived terrorist threats. He argued that even when confronted with the threat of...

Turkey: Government introduces new anti-terrorism bill

Apr 16, 2006

The Government introduced a new anti-terrorism bill which if enacted would widen the scope of crimes falling within the definition of terrorism and severely restrict terrorist suspects’ defense rights. Following his visit to the country in February, UN expert on human...

Russian Federation: President Putin signs new anti-terrorism bill

Apr 16, 2006

On 6 March, President Vladimir Putin signed a new anti-terrorism bill into law. The legislation defines terrorist acts, gives the authorities extensive surveillance powers under special regimes for “state of emergency” and “anti-terrorism operations” and allows the...