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Opposition fires back over Afghan torture 1 Dec 2009 00:47 GMT
... reprehensible," while arguing that how Canada handled Afghan prisoners is a "critical question for the success of our ... believe in democracy, we believe in human rights, we believe in diversity, we believe in ...
Our rules don't work in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2009 10:11 GMT
... y first exposure to Afghan prisoners was in November of 2001, when a dozen or ... even the most minimal threshold of human rights, as the West understands them, there would ...
Opposition calls Harper 'reprehensible' for accusing critics of not supporting troops 30 Nov 2009 23:36 GMT
... reprehensible," while arguing that how Canada handled Afghan prisoners is a "critical question for the success of our ... believe in democracy, we believe in human rights, we believe in diversity, we believe in ...
Canada fought giving Afghans charter rights 28 Nov 2009 04:33 GMT
... the control of their Afghan captors. However, human-rights advocates say there has been little mention ... She said that Canadian officials knew that Afghan prisoners would be denied their human rights because Bush ...
The questions we are not asking 26 Nov 2009 00:51 GMT
... hands over the fate of possibly innocent Afghan prisoners turned over to their own government, what about ... she enjoys constitutional protection and full legal rights. Meaning defence lawyers would be able to ...
THE COLVIN ALLEGATIONSNeil Macdonald 26 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
... hands over the fate of possibly innocent Afghan prisoners turned over to their own government, what about ... she enjoys constitutional protection and full legal rights. Meaning defence lawyers would be able to ...
ANALYSIS: The questions we are not asking 26 Nov 2009 03:27 GMT
... hands over the fate of possibly innocent Afghan prisoners turned over to their own government, what about ... she enjoys constitutional protection and full legal rights. Meaning defence lawyers would be able to ...
Ex-defence chief contradicts diplomat 26 Nov 2009 20:57 GMT
... Richard Colvin that the military handed over Afghan prisoners to face torture despite warnings, calling the allegation “ludicrous.” ... government had asked the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission to monitor prisoners on Canada’s behalf. ...
Former top official says claims of Afghan prison abuse well known in 2006 26 Nov 2009 22:15 GMT
... blasted Colvin's claim that prisoners handed over Afghan prisoners faced certain torture, calling the allegation "ludicrous." Hillier, ... federal government asked the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission to monitor prisoners on Canada's behalf. ...
Top official: Afghan prison abuse well known 26 Nov 2009 22:34 GMT
... blasted Colvin's claim that prisoners handed over Afghan prisoners faced certain torture, calling the allegation "ludicrous." Hillier, ... federal government asked the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission to monitor prisoners on Canada's behalf. ...
Whistleblower's warnings on detainees reached Minister's office 25 Nov 2009 09:16 GMT
... media questions on its record of tracking Afghan prisoners. At the time, Foreign Affairs staffers were preparing to ... staffers were preparing to designate an Afghan human-rights commission as a watchdog for the treatment ...
Despite denials, torture risk was always clear 29 Nov 2009 09:55 GMT
... might be able to forgive mistreatment of Afghan prisoners -- although they shouldn't -- but most of us ... no regard for international law or human rights, but also to have a government and ...
Hillier says he saw no credible reports of torture 25 Nov 2009 22:24 GMT
... a parliamentary committee looking into treatment of Afghan prisoners. In his recent book A Soldier First, Hillier described ... opposition attacks. Amir Attaran, an Afghan detainees' rights advocate and University of Ottawa law professor, ...
Hillier hits back 26 Nov 2009 22:14 GMT
... I can think is WHO CARES if Afghan prisoners are being tortured. Look at what they're doing to ... there to help out and protect human rights and lives and not be selective how ...
Harper's long, winding road to China: What took so long and is it too late to do some good? 29 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
... time, and when the high-ground on human rights has been lowered somewhat by the Afghan ... recent accusations that Canada knowingly turned over Afghan prisoners to what was almost certain torture. The story was ...

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