Jun 30, 2008
Bligh 'confident' authorities will get Patel back to Qld
If Patel has not been sent back to Australia by July 21, a US judge has ruled he can be released on bail.
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U.S. federal court rules it can't hear Arar's complaint so they can Play even more Legal Games
A U.S. court ruled Monday that a complaint by Maher Arar, a Canadian who accuses U.S. authorities of illegally deporting him to Syria, where he was tortured, cannot be heard in federal court. U.S. court ruling on Arar enables gov't to send foreigners to torture, says lawyer A United States appeals court decision upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit from Canadian Maher Arar essentially enables the U.S. government to send foreigners to be tortured, a lawyer with a human rights group ... http://www.cfrb.com/news/14/746413 Related Topix: Terrorism, Charitable Organizations, US Travel, York (Toronto, ON), Canada, Toronto, ON http://www.topix.net/forum/world/canada/TDP4S... |
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