UK on U.S. Rendition: “Is it clear that detention, rather than killing, is the objective of the operation?”

By: Wednesday July 14, 2010 9:29 pm

A series of documents released on July 14 in the UK Binyam Mohamed civil case point to collusion by the UK government with the American torture rendition program. One of the revelations argues for the existence of extrajudicial murders as part of that system.

U.S. Legal Actions, UK Inquiry: Noose Tightens on Torture Criminals

By: Wednesday July 7, 2010 10:05 pm

The announcement of a United Kingdom torture inquiry has been met with approval by many, but many questions remain about whether the inquiry will really produce what the UK government promises. Meanwhile, in the U.S., frustrated by government obstructionist policies aimed against accountability for torture crimes, some are turning to legal actions against psychologists who were involved in torture.

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