Canada would violate international law if terrorism suspects are deported to countries where they face torture, a U.N. Human Rights Committee report states.
The strongly worded report urged the federal government to investigate claims of complicity in the torture of three Canadian citizens. An independent report last week backed up claims by Ahmed Elmaati, Muayyed Nureddin and Abdullah Almalki that they had been tortured in Syrian jails.
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Security concerns not a justification
posted on November 03, 2005 | in Category International | PermaLink
Original author: Michelle Shephard
Source: The Toronto Star
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Date: November 3, 2005
Torture never justified: U.N.
Canada's role in deportations attacked
Report urges federal government probe
Canada could be breaking law