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Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights
October 21, 2011
Justice for Naomi Rally Nov. 2 Oklahoma Capitol
Occupy Tucson: Pizza time! Compliments of Crooks and Liars
Occupy Tucson enjoys pizza today, compliments of Crooks and Liars, http://www.crooksandliars.com
The occupiers at the well-organized and growing Occupy Tucson at Armory Park downtown have been served up nightly citations by Tucson police, which could amount to $1,000 each when they appear in court. Photos by Censored News brendanorrell@gmail.com
October 20, 2011
October 19, 2011
Torture victims initiate private prosecution of Bush on arrival in Canada
Torture Victims to Initiate Private Prosecution against George W. Bush on his Arrival in Canada
by Center for Constitutional Rights
Global Research
Canadian Government Has Legal Obligation under UN Convention Against Torture to Prosecute Alleged Perpetrators of Torture, Rights Groups Say
Prominent Individuals and Organizations Sign on in Support
SURREY, BC -- (Oct. 19, 2011) Tomorrow, four individuals who allege they were tortured during George W. Bush’s tenure as president of the United States will lodge a private prosecution in Provincial Court in Surrey, British Columbia against the former president, who is due to visit Canada for a paid speaking engagement at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20. The four men will take this step after repeated calls to the Canadian Attorney General to open a torture investigation of George Bush went unanswered. Human rights groups and prominent individuals will sign on in support of the effort.
The four men, Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz, each endured years of inhumane treatment including beatings, chaining to cell walls, being hung from walls or ceilings while handcuffed, lack of access to toilets, sleep, food and water-deprivation, exposure to extreme temperatures, sensory overload and deprivation, and other horrific and illegal treatment while in U.S. custody at military bases in Afghanistan and/or at the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.
Read article:
http://theglobalrealm.com/2011/10/19/torture-victims-to-initiate-private-prosecution-against-george-w-bush-on-his-arrival-in-canada/
Canadian Government Has Legal Obligation under UN Convention Against Torture to Prosecute Alleged Perpetrators of Torture, Rights Groups Say
Prominent Individuals and Organizations Sign on in Support
SURREY, BC -- (Oct. 19, 2011) Tomorrow, four individuals who allege they were tortured during George W. Bush’s tenure as president of the United States will lodge a private prosecution in Provincial Court in Surrey, British Columbia against the former president, who is due to visit Canada for a paid speaking engagement at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20. The four men will take this step after repeated calls to the Canadian Attorney General to open a torture investigation of George Bush went unanswered. Human rights groups and prominent individuals will sign on in support of the effort.
The four men, Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz, each endured years of inhumane treatment including beatings, chaining to cell walls, being hung from walls or ceilings while handcuffed, lack of access to toilets, sleep, food and water-deprivation, exposure to extreme temperatures, sensory overload and deprivation, and other horrific and illegal treatment while in U.S. custody at military bases in Afghanistan and/or at the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.
Read article:
http://theglobalrealm.com/2011/10/19/torture-victims-to-initiate-private-prosecution-against-george-w-bush-on-his-arrival-in-canada/
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