Today in Milan, Italy, there was a landmark court ruling regarding a program run by the Central Intelligence Agency known as "extraordinary rendition." Under that program, terror suspects were secretly detained and flown to foreign countries for interrogations. Gabor Rona, international legal director of Human Rights First, speaks to Daljit Dhaliwal.
All Posts Tagged With: "torture"
Interview
November 4, 2009
Questioning how terror suspects are treated overseas
Perspectives
September 2, 2009
What does a CIA interrogation probe mean for Pakistan?
Worldfocus contributing blogger Sana Saleem addresses the importance of CIA memos that reveal torture methods. She writes how Pakistan, in particular, expects the U.S. to learn from mistakes in fighting terrorism.
Pivotal Power (blog)
May 22, 2009
Obama gets it right on balancing values and security
Worldfocus blogger Nina Hachigian reacts to President Barack Obama's speech on national security and argues that the best way to spread values of human rights and democracy is to act as a good example.
WorldDesk (blog)
May 22, 2009
Cheney’s national security speech: Can we handle the truth?
Worldfocus blogger Peter Eisner reacts to former Vice President Dick Cheney's speech discussing the use of torture and the detention of terrorists at Guantanamo, tracing Cheney's attitude toward transparency and justice.
Blogwatch
February 17, 2009
Cambodia launches trial of Khmer Rouge official
Cambodia began the trial of a man who ran the Tuol Sleng prison and torture center during the Khmer Rouge regime. From 1975 to 1979, more than 1.7 million people were killed or died under the Communist regime.
Watch the Show
January 14, 2009
Full show: January 14, 2009
Watch the show from Wednesday, January 14: Gaza, Osama Bin Laden, torture, world markets, social mobility, Internet access, unexploded bombs in Vietnam, robots.
Perspectives
September 10, 2008
Poland’s government knew about CIA prisons?
A Worldfocus contributing blogger looks at the Polish government's possible knowledge of alleged CIA prisons used to detain Islamic terrorist suspects.
