Topic: International Crimes

Press release

European Court Wants Answers from Poland in CIA Black Site Case

The European Court of Human Rights is pressing Poland for information and documents in the case of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national who was imprisoned and tortured at a secret CIA detention center on its soil.

July 16, 2012
Voices

European Court Probes for Truth on CIA’s Secret Prison in Poland

The European Court of Human Rights is asking Poland for information on a CIA secret prison, moving far beyond anything done in the U.S. to address alleged abuses committed in the post-9/11 "war on terror".

July 16, 2012 | Amrit Singh
Litigation

El-Masri v. Macedonia

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of Khaled El-Masri in his complaint over Macedonia's involvement in his extraordinary rendition and torture by the CIA.

Last update: July 15, 2012
Press release

Wall of Silence over CIA Abuse Faces European Court Challenge

The case of a German citizen wrongly seized in Macedonia and abused by the CIA in 2004 will be heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Wednesday, May 16.

May 10, 2012
Press release

CIA Rendition Case Heads to Europe's Top Human Rights Judges

The case of a German citizen who was mistakenly seized in Macedonia and shipped in secret to Afghanistan for interrogation is to be heard on May 16 by the 17 judges of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

March 30, 2012
Press release

Mistaken Identity, Rendition and Abuse: CIA Case Before Europe’s Top Court

The case of a German citizen who was mistakenly seized in Macedonia and shipped in secret to Afghanistan for interrogation is to be heard on May 16 by the 17 judges of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

February 07, 2012
Voices

Case Watch: Australia's Complicity in Torture—An Update

Did the Australian government participate in the overseas detention and torture of one of its citizens? A new independent inquiry has answers.

October 13, 2011 | Ben Batros
Press release

European Court Must Respond to Death Penalty for Guantanamo Case

Poland should be urged to intervene against a possible death penalty in the planned military trial of a defendant tortured on its soil.

September 28, 2011
Voices

U.S. Cannot Close Door on Legacy of Torture So Easily

The U.S. has said it will investigate only two out of almost 100 cases of alleged mistreatment of terrorism suspects by the CIA. But international investigations and legal action into the abuses mean the questions will not go away.

July 31, 2011 | James Goldston
Litigation

El Sharkawi v. Arab Republic of Egypt

Mohammed El Sharkawi was detained without trial under Egypt's Emergency Law for nearly 16 years, and tortured in custody. Since his release, there has been no acknowledgement that his detention violated human rights.

Last update: July 22, 2011
Press release

European Parliament Slams U.S. on Guantanamo Death Penalty Case

The European Parliament called on the U.S. to give Guantanamo prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri a fair trial in accordance with international standards of the rule of law. The resolution comes on the heels of a case filed by the Open Society...

June 09, 2011
Voices

Europe Leads the Way Forward on Accountability for Torture

After a series of setbacks to efforts seeking accountability for CIA renditions, the European Parliament took an unexpected and positive step.

June 08, 2011 | Amrit Singh
Press release

Open Society Justice Initiative Condemns Kenyan Government Allegations

The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling on the Kenyan government to immediately withdraw false allegations made before the Kenyan parliament with regard to the May 2010 deportation of Justice Initiative fellow Clara Gutteridge.

June 03, 2011
Report

Ethnic Profiling: A Background Paper for the Working Party on Terrorism

As the European Union weighs its counterterrorism policy, the Open Society Foundations have published a background paper on ethnic profiling for the EU Working Party on Terrorism.

June 2011
First page of PDF with filename: ethnic-profiling-background-paper-for-the-working-party-on-terrorism-20110601.pdf
Report

Pretrial Detention and Torture: Why Pretrial Detainees Face the Greatest Risk

Of the nearly 10 million people detained globally, those held in pretrial detention face the most significant risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

June 2011
First page of PDF with filename: pretrial-detention-and-torture-06222011.pdf
Voices

As Poland’s Legacy of CIA Torture Erupts, Europe's Human Rights Court Must Act

New revelations about the CIA "black site" on Polish soil underscore the need for Europe's human rights court to act.

May 30, 2011 | Amrit Singh
Voices

U.S. Torture Puts a Stain on Europe

With the al-Nashiri rendition case, Europe has a chance to show the world that its human rights charter means what it says.

May 11, 2011 | Amrit Singh
Press release

Lawsuit Calls on European Court to Intervene in Guantánamo Death Penalty Case

The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on the European Court of Human Rights to instruct Poland to intervene by June 30 against possible capital charges for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who was tortured on Polish soil.

May 10, 2011
Voices

Europe Must Intervene in Guantánamo Capital Case: Q&A with Amrit Singh

The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling on the European Court of Human Rights to intervene urgently in the first death penalty case to be tried by U.S. military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

May 08, 2011 | Jonathan Birchall
Fact Sheet

The Problem of Ethnic Profiling in Europe

This fact sheet explains the problem of ethnic profiling in Europe, and shows that the practice is wasteful as well as ineffective in fighting and preventing crime.

May 2011
First page of PDF with filename: ethnic-profiling-europe-20110505.pdf
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