Globalizing torture : CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition [2013]
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Globalizing torture : CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition / [written by Amrit Singh ; edited by David Berry].
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Open Society Foundations, c2013.
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Physical Description
212 p. ; 27 cm.
Contributors
Berry, David.
Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Justice Initiative.
Contents Summary
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments that used torture, or by the CIA itself in clandestine 'black sites' using torture techniques. This report is the most comprehensive account yet assembled of the human rights abuses associated with secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. It details for the first time the number of known victims, and lists the foreign governments that participated in these operations. It shows that responsibility for the abuses lies not only with the United States but with dozens of foreign governments that were complicit. More than 10 years after the 2001 attacks, this report makes it unequivocally clear that the time has come for the United States and its partners to definitively repudiate these illegal practices and secure accountability for the associated human rights abuses.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Extraordinary rendition -> United States.
Torture -> Government policy -> United States.
Detention of persons -> Government policy -> United States.
Deportation -> Government policy -> United States.
False imprisonment -> United States.
Prisoners -> Abuse of -> International cooperation.
Torture -> Government policy.
Human rights -> Government policy -> United States.
Torture -> International cooperation.
Torture (International law)
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Title Variation
CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition
Central Intelligence Agency secret detention and extraordinary rendition
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Note
"Open Society Justice Initiative."
"This report was written by Amrit Singh ... and edited by David Berry."--P. 4.
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Content
Acknowledgments and methodology. -- Executive summary. -- Recommendations. -- Introduction. -- The evolution of CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. -- International legal standards applicable to CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Detainees subjected to post-September 11, 2001, CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Foreign government participation in CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Conclusion. -- Endnotes.
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Library Special Collection
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ISBN
193613375X
9781936133758
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 345.73052 SIN | - | OSA Repository | - |
Globalizing torture : CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition [2013]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
Singh, Amrit, 1969-
General Information
Original Title
Globalizing torture : CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition / [written by Amrit Singh ; edited by David Berry].
General Information
Published
New York, N.Y. : Open Society Foundations, c2013.
General Information
Physical Description
212 p. ; 27 cm.
Contributors
Berry, David.
Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Justice Initiative.
Contents Summary
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments that used torture, or by the CIA itself in clandestine 'black sites' using torture techniques. This report is the most comprehensive account yet assembled of the human rights abuses associated with secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. It details for the first time the number of known victims, and lists the foreign governments that participated in these operations. It shows that responsibility for the abuses lies not only with the United States but with dozens of foreign governments that were complicit. More than 10 years after the 2001 attacks, this report makes it unequivocally clear that the time has come for the United States and its partners to definitively repudiate these illegal practices and secure accountability for the associated human rights abuses.
Subjects
Subject
Subjects
Subject Terms
Extraordinary rendition -> United States.
Torture -> Government policy -> United States.
Detention of persons -> Government policy -> United States.
Deportation -> Government policy -> United States.
False imprisonment -> United States.
Prisoners -> Abuse of -> International cooperation.
Torture -> Government policy.
Human rights -> Government policy -> United States.
Torture -> International cooperation.
Torture (International law)
Bibliographic Information
Title Variation
CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition
Central Intelligence Agency secret detention and extraordinary rendition
Bibliographic Information
Note
"Open Society Justice Initiative."
"This report was written by Amrit Singh ... and edited by David Berry."--P. 4.
Bibliographic Information
Content
Acknowledgments and methodology. -- Executive summary. -- Recommendations. -- Introduction. -- The evolution of CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. -- International legal standards applicable to CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Detainees subjected to post-September 11, 2001, CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Foreign government participation in CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition. -- Conclusion. -- Endnotes.
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
193613375X
9781936133758
Holdings
Book - 345.73052 SIN
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
345.73052 SIN
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-