Friday, May 19, 2006

Observatory" on CIA "rendition" / Statewatch, May 2006

http://www.statewatch.org/rendition/rendition.html
"Statewatch today launches a new "Observatory" on the enquiries taking place into "rendition" and the use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners.The Observatory includes extensive documentation with the full-text of 173 documents submitted so far to the ongoing European Parliament inquiry (TDIP) into these matters - many of them published for the first time.Among the documents are detailed submissions on the inquiries in Italy (the Milan abduction), Spain (rendition flights), Canada (the Meher Arar public inquiry) and Ireland (the use of Shannon airport) as well as submissions from 26 national parliaments in Europe. Also included are reports issued by the European Parliament, Council of Europe and NGOs."