News Source: Democracy Now
| about 1 month ago
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that victims of extraordinary rendition cannot sue Washington for torture suffered overseas, because Congress has not authorized such lawsuits. In 2002, Syrian-born Maher Arar was held in New York on his way...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Ontario is setting up assessment centres across the province where people with flu-like symptoms who are concerned they may have contracted the H1N1 virus can go to find out if they need additional medical attention. Ottawa flu clinics are narrowing...
News Source: Toronto Star
| about 1 month ago
An American federal court has ruled Canadian Maher Arar cannot sue the U.S. government for sending him to Syria seven years ago, where he was tortured and held for a year without charge on suspicions he was an Al Qaeda terrorist. Arar was the victim...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Afghanistan's president welcomed his re-election by default Tuesday and reached out to opponents, promising to create a government of national participation and banish corruption that has undermined his administration. A U.S. court of appeal has...
News Source: The Globe and Mail
| about 1 month ago
Last updated on Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009 4:15AM EST I n Canada, the Arar affair spawned a lengthy judicial inquiry that probed state secrets. The findings led to a multimillion-dollar compensation package for a citizen unlawfully imprisoned overseas.
News Source: The New York Times
| about 1 month ago
The case has been widely watched because Mr. Arar claimed to be a victim of extraordinary rendition , the government policy of sending terrorism suspects to other countries for detention and interrogation. In ruling 7 to 4 that Mr. Arar could not sue...