Not the way forward : the UK's dangerous reliance on diplomatic assurances.
2008
KD8039 .H35 2008 (Mapit)
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Not the way forward : the UK's dangerous reliance on diplomatic assurances.
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New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, 2008.
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33 pages ; 27 cm
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In recent years the British government has been trying to deport a number of terrorism and national security suspects to countries in which they face a real risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Because the international ban on torture is absolute and the transfer of any person to a risk of such abuse is therefore illegal, the British government has secured diplomatic assurances from the states to which it is trying to deport the persons that they will not be subjected to mistreatment once they are returned. These assurances, the government claims, are sufficient to reduce or even eliminate the risk of abuse. Not only does the government of the United Kingdom promote the use of such assurances at home, it has also expended a great deal of time and energy at the regional and international levels attempting to legitimize the use of diplomatic assurances against torture. In recent years, British officials have engaged in vigorous lobbying at the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations to promote acceptance of diplomatic assurances as a counterterrorism tool. But the fact is that these assurances do not work. In countries where torture is a serious problem, mere diplomatic promises are insufficient to prevent torture. No matter how detailed such agreements are, they cannot eliminate the very real risk faced by people returned to countries that practice such clandestine, brutal abuse.
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October 2008.
"This report was written by Julia Hall."--P. 33.
"This report was written by Julia Hall."--P. 33.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available online via the Human Rights Watch web site.
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KD8039 .H35 2008
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English
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1564323870
9781564323873
9781564323873
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