Slovakia deports Mustapha Labsi to Algeria

Andy Worthington reports from his blog that on April 19, Mustapha Labsi, an Algerian terror suspect was returned to Algeria from Slovakia, even though, as Amnesty International explained, this was “in clear violation of Slovakia’s international obligations.” Pointing out that, at the time of his expulsion, Labsi “was legally protected against return to Algeria by [...]

Guantanamo update

1. Transfers A Spanish foreign ministry official confirmed on Monday 18 January 2010 that Spain will be accepting two detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay. One of the detainees is said to be of Yemeni origin, while the nationality of the other was not released. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said last week [...]

Lawsuit filed against Vision Airlines may uncover rendition evidence?

Vision Airlines is a U.S. government contractor doing work in Afghanistan and Iraq. The company is being sued now by employees who say it withheld millions in government hazard pay they earned for flying into war zones. The case was filed as a public record on Jan. 20. (Case 2:09-cv-00117-RLH-RJJ in the US District Court [...]

Amnesty International Annual Report on 2008 – focus on terrorism issues

Amnesty International is calling for a New Global Deal on human rights, because of a human rights investment gap by world leaders. “It’s not just the economy, it’s a human rights crisis – the world is sitting on a social, political and economic time bomb,” said Irene Khan. Read the report from May 2009 on [...]