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International Tribunal Takes Up Case Of Innocent Victim Of CIA Extraordinary Rendition Program - Petition Filed By ACLU Seeking Justice For Kidnapping And Torture Of Khaled El-Masri Moves Forward.
CONTACT: Robyn Shepherd, (212) 519-7829 or 549-2666; media@aclu.org
NEW YORK - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has accepted a petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Khaled El-Masri, an innocent victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. The U.S. government has two months to respond to allegations of kidnapping and torture summarily rejected by U.S. courts in 2007.
"The United States has an opportunity to reverse one of the most shameful legacies of the Bush administration and finally give an innocent victim of the extraordinary rendition program his day in court," said Steven Watt, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Human Rights Program. "The State Department should fully engage in this
process and comprehensively address the gross violation of El-Masri's human rights, including his forcible disappearance and torture. To date, the United States hasn't so much as acknowledged its involvement in El-Masri's extraordinary rendition."
Read this August 27th RELEASE More information about Khaled El-Masri and the ACLU's work to end the CIA's here and/or go to ACLU's website.
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Stephen Grey's landmark book: "Ghost Plane" publ. 2006 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36023-8 and ISBN-10: 0-312-36023-1
has a large section on Kaled El-Masri - see pages: 80 through 265 (not to be confused with Al-Masri Kalid - Hamburg Khalid")
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