TERRY DAVIS PUBLISHES REPORT ON SECRET DETENTIONS IN EUROPE

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.06.2006 17:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A report related to allegations of rendition flights
and illegal detentions has been published today by Terry Davis, the
Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as a part of his inquiry
under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This
procedure is parallel to the investigation conducted by Senator Dick
Marty on behalf of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly.

37 of the 46 Council of Europe member states were asked to clarify
and complement the information already submitted in response to the
questionnaire of 21 November 2005, in which the Secretary General
requested explanations about the effective implementation of the
European Convention on Human Rights with respect to activities of
national and foreign intelligence services and aircraft which may
be used for rendition purposes. The governments were also asked
to provide information on possible involvement of public officials
and the official investigations into allegations of unacknowledged
detention or rendition flights.

The replies from the governments and the analysis are available on
the Council of Europe web site. The Secretary General will shortly
make recommendations to the Council of Europe governments on specific
legal measures to be taken at national and European level in order to
reinforce the existing protection against rendition, illegal detention
and the outsourcing of torture.