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Portugal CIA flights
Portugal’s role in the “war on terror” under focus as human rights groups request information about 39 suspected CIA flights 11 September 2012, Madrid/London – On the anniversary of attacks which lead to the “War on Terror”, human rights groups Access Info Europe and Reprieve asked the Portuguese Government
Rendition Project
New collection of rendition data brings together records of hundreds of victims and shows involvement of 45 countries Madrid/London, 22 May 2012 – A global repository of information on rendition and secret detention was launched yesterday (21 May) with a collection of records concerning hundreds of victims and 6500 rendition
Press Freedom and Anti-Terrorism Laws
To: Thorbjorn Jagland General Secretary Council of Europe Copy: Secretariat and Members of the CDMSI Secretariat and Members of CODEXTER Brussels, 8 February 2012 Concerns: Press Freedom and Anti-Terrorism LawsDear Mr Jagland,We write to you on behalf of the undersigned civil society and professional
Call for proposals: web design
Call for proposals: web design 6 February 2012: Access Info Europe has opened a call for proposals for a web design for a new project, called EU Citizens, which aims to increase the participation of citizens in the decisions taken by the European Union. The project is a collaborative initiative
Rendition preview
Rendition on Record Report reveals Europe’s cover-up of CIA rendition-to-torture evidence London/Madrid, 19 December 2011 – Just days after new details emerged of a secret CIA prison in Romania used to torture terrorism suspects, a report by two international human rights organisations shows that many European countries are suppressing
Rendition on Record: Report reveals Europe’s cover-up of CIA rendition-to-torture evidence
London/Madrid, 19 December 2011 - Just days after new details emerged of a secret CIA prison in Romania used to torture terrorism suspects, a report by two international human rights organisations shows that many European countries are suppressing evidence of their role in the USA’s notorious rendition programme. The report,
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