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Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspect to US
April 16, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday blocked the extradition of Haroon Aswat, a former aide to radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, from the UK to the US. The court said that removing Aswat, a UK-based terror suspect whose nationality is unknown, to an American high-security prison.... [more]

Europe rights court rules for victim of CIA extraordinary rendition
December 13, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that the government of Macedonia is responsible for the torture and degrading maltreatment of a man the ECHR found to be an innocent victim of CIA extraordinary rendition in 2003. Lebanese German citizen Khaled el-Masri was arrested and.... [more]

Extradited terror suspect pleads not guilty to charges
October 10, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 11 criminal charges. His charges include taking hostages, providing material support to terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, and conspiring do such acts. He made his first appearance in the US District Court for the.... [more]

Extradited terror suspect makes first appearance in court
October 7, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri appeared in a New York court for the first time on Saturday after being extradited from the UK. Hamza, who is charged with 11 offenses heard and confirmed the charges Saturday and will return for a plea hearing on Tuesday. The charges stem from a.... [more]

UK court halts extradition of Abu Hamza to US
September 26, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday ordered an injunction against the extradition of Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and Saudi-born Khaled Al-Fawwaz to the US until a formal hearing can be held. The pair were scheduled to be extradited to the US to face terrorism charges.... [more]

Europe rights court approves extradition of terror suspects to US
September 25, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Monday finalized its April ruling to allow the UK to extradite five terror suspects to the US. Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspects appealed that ruling in July, but the ECHR declined to revisit their arguments. In.... [more]

Terror suspect asks Europe rights court to block extradition to US
July 9, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Egyptian-born radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, currently detained in the UK, filed an appeal challenging a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allowing his extradition to the US. The ECHR ruled in April that conditions in US prisons for terror suspects do not violate.... [more]

ECHR blocked extradition of terror suspects to US [this day at law]
July 8, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On July 8, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate European Convention on Human Rights provisions on the prohibition of torture and inhumane or degrading treatment. The.... [more]

Germany court rejects El-Masri CIA rendition suit
December 11, 2010 by Carrie Schimizzi
A German administrative court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Khaled El-Masri seeking the arrest and extradition of 13 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents whom El-Masri claims kidnapped and illegally detained him in 2003 as part of the Bush administration's extraordinary rendition program,.... [more]

Leaked cables reveal US urged Germany not to prosecute CIA officials for rendition
November 30, 2010 by Zach Zagger
The Bush administration urged Germany not to prosecute Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials involved in the alleged illegal arrest and torture of German citizen Khaled El-Masri under the administration's extraordinary rendition program, according to a document released Sunday by WikiLeaks.... [more]



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