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6/14/06

European States legally responsible for rendition abuses

Amnesty-eu.org

"European States legally responsible for rendition abuses

14/06/2006 3:00:00

The complicity of EU Member States in the US-led renditions programme must be addressed at tomorrow’s European Council. The summit is an important opportunity for the EU to commit to ending renditions on European soil, said Amnesty International.

This call came as the organization released a report detailing cases involving seven European states - including four EU members. In an Appeal to Heads of State and Government, Amnesty International has called for the European Council to ban renditions.

The report “Partners in Crime: Europe’s role in US renditions” analyses the various levels of involvement by Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey and explains how under international law they are complicit for human rights abuses carried out in renditions."

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