China again delays verdict in state secrets trial of NYT researcher
A Chinese court has delayed a verdict for the second time in the trial of Zhao Yan , a former New York Times researcher accused of providing state secrets to foreigners. According to Zhao's lawyers, the Beijing...
Jordan 'central hub' of extraordinary rendition: Amnesty report
Jordan is a "central hub in a global complex of secret detention centers" allegedly operated by the US Central Intelligence Agency and foreign intelligence agencies, according to an Amnesty International report [text;...
Former UK spy chief says US detentions, renditions would be illegal in Britain
Sir Richard Dearlove , former head of the British intelligence agency known as MI6 , has said that two components of the US war on terrorism would be illegal under British law. Dearlove, who led the Secret...
Pentagon to apply Geneva Conventions to all detainees in military custody: FT
The US military has decided to apply the Geneva Conventions to all detainees held in US military custody around the world, according to Tuesday's Financial Times. The move marks a sharp reversal from a previous policy classifying...
Europe rights court says eight years solitary for 'Carlos the Jackal' no violation
The appeals chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled Tuesday that eight years solitary confinement in a French prison for the convicted assassin and terrorist known popularly as...
Europe rights body endorses rendition report as officials call for legal safeguards
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution adopting the report of Swiss legislator Dick Marty accusing European countries of colluding with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in transporting...
UN rights chief condemns abuses in terror fight, urges adherence to torture ban
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour denounced human rights abuses committed during the war on terror Friday, urging governments to give terror suspects a fair trial and reminding them of the "absolute ban on torture"...
Verdict delayed in China state secrets trial of NYT researcher
The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court has delayed the verdict in the trial of Zhao Yan , a former New York Times researcher, a defense lawyer said Friday. Zhao has been indicted for "providing state secrets...
Romania finds no local evidence of secret CIA prisons, flights
Romania has concluded an investigation into alleged secret CIA prisons located near Romanian airports in Europe's "spider's web" of CIA rendition flights , finding no evidence that the country hosted secret prisons or...
Secretary General's supplementary report under Article 52 ECHR on the question of secret detention and transport of detainees suspected of terrorist acts, notably by or at the instigation of foreign agencies, Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe,...
