 PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST |  
|
| Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective. |
UK, Jordan reach agreement on extradition oversight Tom Henry at 3:23 PM ET [JURIST] Jordan and Britain announced Monday that the two countries have agreed to allow Adalah ("justice" in Arabic) [advocacy website], an independent human rights organization, to monitor the treatment of suspects detained pursuant to a recent UK/Jordan extradition agreement [JURIST report]. The decision comes after increased criticism following allegations that deportees could be tortured [HRW report]. The deal is likely to be used to extradite radical London-based Muslim cleric Abu Qatada as part of a crackdown on Islamists in the wake of the London bombings [JURIST news archive] this summer. Aljazeera has more. Link | 
|
print |
subscribe |
 |
latest newscast |
 Facebook page
|
