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UN: Expert on counter-terrorism and human rights invited to Israel and the US

Jan 17, 2007

On 6 December, Martin Scheinin, UN Human Rights Council expert on counter-terrorism and human rights, publicly welcomed the positive response from the Israeli Government to his request to conduct a mission to Israel. On 16 January, the expert also announced that the...

Russian Federation: Supreme Court upholds sentence against Beslan hostage taker

Jan 17, 2007

On 26 December, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the life sentence of Nurpashi Kulayev, convicted for his involvement in the 2004 hostage-taking at a school in Beslan, in which 344 civilians, mostly children, were killed along with 31 hostage-takers....

UK: Parliamentary Committee calls for closure of Guantánamo Bay

Jan 17, 2007

On 21 January, the House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee released a report based on its visit to Guantánamo Bay, calling on the UK Government to work with the US to develop an alternative to the Guantánamo Bay detention centre and to speed-up its closure....

Italy: Court starts hearings on alleged CIA abduction

Jan 17, 2007

On 9 January, an Italian judge began preliminary hearings on the indictment of 26 Americans and 8 Italian officials, including the former head of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services (SISMI), Nicolo Pollari. The indictment relates to their alleged...

Germany: Federal Constitutional Court refuses to hear appeal in Al-Motassadeq case

Jan 17, 2007

On 10 January, the Federal Constitutional Court upheld the conviction and sentence of Al-Motassadeq, who had been convicted of being an accessory to the murder of victims of the September 11th attacks and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Lawyers representing...