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AI CALLS ON CANADA TO ARREST GEORGE W. BUSH
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 13, 2011 - 09:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities
to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the former U.S.
president authorized "torture" when he directed the U.S.-led war on
terror, AFP reports.
Bush is expected to attend an economic summit in Surrey in Canada's
westernmost British Columbia province on October 20.
The London-based group charged that Bush has legal responsibility for
a series of human rights violations in a memorandum submitted last
month to Canada's attorney general but only now released to the media.
"Canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and
prosecute former president Bush given his responsibility for crimes
under international law including torture," Amnesty's Susan Lee said
in a statement.
"As the U.S. authorities have, so far, failed to bring former president
Bush to justice, the international community must step in. A failure by
Canada to take action during his visit would violate the UN Convention
Against Torture and demonstrate contempt for fundamental human rights,"
Lee said.
A spokesman for the Canadian government was not immediately available
for comment.
Bush cancelled a visit to Switzerland in February, after facing
similar public calls for his arrest.
Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International's Canadian
branch, told a press conference the rights group will pursue its
case against the former U.S. president with the governments of other
countries he might visit.
Amnesty, backed by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring
Group, claims Bush authorized the use of "enhanced interrogation
techniques" and "waterboarding" on detainees held in secret by the
Central Intelligence Agency between 2002 and 2009.
The detention program included "torture and other cruel, inhuman
and degrading treatment [such as being forced to stay for hours in
painful positions and sleep deprivation], and enforced disappearances,"
it alleged.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 13, 2011 - 09:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities
to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the former U.S.
president authorized "torture" when he directed the U.S.-led war on
terror, AFP reports.
Bush is expected to attend an economic summit in Surrey in Canada's
westernmost British Columbia province on October 20.
The London-based group charged that Bush has legal responsibility for
a series of human rights violations in a memorandum submitted last
month to Canada's attorney general but only now released to the media.
"Canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and
prosecute former president Bush given his responsibility for crimes
under international law including torture," Amnesty's Susan Lee said
in a statement.
"As the U.S. authorities have, so far, failed to bring former president
Bush to justice, the international community must step in. A failure by
Canada to take action during his visit would violate the UN Convention
Against Torture and demonstrate contempt for fundamental human rights,"
Lee said.
A spokesman for the Canadian government was not immediately available
for comment.
Bush cancelled a visit to Switzerland in February, after facing
similar public calls for his arrest.
Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International's Canadian
branch, told a press conference the rights group will pursue its
case against the former U.S. president with the governments of other
countries he might visit.
Amnesty, backed by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring
Group, claims Bush authorized the use of "enhanced interrogation
techniques" and "waterboarding" on detainees held in secret by the
Central Intelligence Agency between 2002 and 2009.
The detention program included "torture and other cruel, inhuman
and degrading treatment [such as being forced to stay for hours in
painful positions and sleep deprivation], and enforced disappearances,"
it alleged.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress