Archive » Tag: Optional Protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel

GOC shirks responsibilities under International Law

June 17, 2016

GOC denies e-70 Petition request for a Public Inquiry into Treatment of Afghan Detainees The government of Prime Minister Trudeau [through Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan ] has just responded to e-petition E-70, which calls for a commission of inquiry into the treatment of Afghan detainees by Canada. Notwithstanding that the Liberal Party, while in opposition, […]

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Torture and Afghan Detainees: the need for a public inquiry

September 23, 2015

A new report, entitled Torture of Afghan Detainees: Canada’s Alleged Complicity and the Need for a Public Enquiry, has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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