European Union: Court of First Instance rules on asset freeze

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

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...

UN: Human Rights Council debates counter-terrorism issues

On 21 September, five experts presented their report on the situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay to the UN Human Rights Council and recommended the closure of the detention facility. The US submitted a written response to refute the findings and recommendations in...

Turkey: Kurdish mayors tried for terrorism

On 26 September, 56 Kurdish mayors went on trial on charges of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after they sent a joint letter to the Danish Prime Minister asking him to refuse the Turkish Government’s call to close down a Denmark-based Kurdish television...
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