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| Human Rights Watch News Releases, Europe and Central Asia |
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| European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity |
(Mon, 12 Feb 2007)
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The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.
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| Sweden Violated Torture Ban in CIA Rendition |
(Fri, 10 Nov 2006)
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Diplomatic Assurances Against Torture Offer No Protection From Abuse
The United Nations’ ruling that Sweden violated the global torture ban in its involvement in the CIA transfer of an asylum seeker to Egypt is an important step toward establishing accountability for European governments complicit in illegal US renditions, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Category: Sweden |
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| Netherlands, Sweden: Bar Deportations to Torture in Iran |
(Mon, 13 Oct 2008)
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Officials Must Not Return Gay and Lesbian Asylum Seekers to Iran
As the Netherlands mulls resuming deportations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender asylum seekers back to Iran, and Sweden begins such deportations again, both European governments must adhere to their international legal obligations not to send people back to the risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Category: Sweden |
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| EU: Push U.S. To Close Guantanamo |
(Fri, 14 Jul 2006)
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European governments should take concrete steps to help close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter sent to EU foreign ministers. sent to EU foreign ministers.
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Category: European Union |
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| Sweden: Uzbek Dissident’s Arrest Sign of Failed EU Policy |
(Thu, 18 May 2006)
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Ministers Should Expand Sanctions on Uzbekistan
The wrongful detention of a well-known Uzbek dissident in Sweden on Tuesday highlights the lack of a strong European Union policy toward Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Category: Sweden |
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| No Guidelines on Empty ‘No Torture’ Promises |
(Mon, 13 Oct 2008)
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Council of Europe Rejects Minimum Standards for Diplomatic Assurances
A Council of Europe expert group has rightly decided not to develop guidelines for the acceptable use of diplomatic assurances to justify sending people to places where they are at risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Category: European Union |
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| Europe: Pending Questions on CIA Activities in Europe |
(Tue, 21 Feb 2006)
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Council of Europe Deadline Is Today; European Parliament to Begin Hearings
European governments must provide detailed information about their participation in or knowledge of the Central Intelligence Agency’s unlawful detention and transfer of terrorist suspects.
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Category: European Union |
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| Sweden Violated Torture Ban with U.S. Help |
(Fri, 20 May 2005)
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U.N. Committee Rebukes Sweden for Sending Terror Suspect to Torture
Sweden violated the absolute ban on torture by expelling a terrorism suspect to Egypt, the United Nations Committee Against Torture ruled today. Sweden justified the transfer saying it secured assurances from Egypt that the suspect would not be tortured upon return.
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| Global Torture Ban Under Threat |
(Thu, 12 May 2005)
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Governments Cannot Hide Behind the Fig Leaf of Diplomatic Assurances
Western governments are undermining the global ban on torture by transferring suspects to countries known for routinely torturing prisoners, Human Rights Watch and seven partner organizations said today in a joint statement.
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Category: Europe and Central Asia |
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| Egypt: Suspects Sent Back Face Torture |
(Wed, 11 May 2005)
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Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, and Other Countries Have Rendered Suspects to Egypt
Scores of alleged Islamist militants have been sent back to Egypt, where they have faced torture and serious mistreatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The United States is among the countries that have rendered such suspects to Egypt.
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Category: Egypt |
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