Debate on CIA’s use of torture and role of EU member states
US Senate revelations of the CIA's use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, with the alleged complicity of some EU member states, will be debated with Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Italian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova, on Wednesday, at 15.00.
You can watch the plenary debate via EP Live and EbS+ and follow live coverage on twitter @EP_Justice.
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Note to editors: Parliament’s own inquiry into CIA activities
The alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners was investigated by a European Parliament temporary committee set up in 2006.
In its final report, approved on 14 February 2007, Parliament deplored the passivity of some EU member states in the face of illegal CIA operations.
The CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” programme "in the majority of cases, involved incommunicado detention and torture", said the text. This was confirmed by the victims - or their lawyers - who testified to the Parliament's committee.
A resolution on the US Senate report revelations will be put to a vote at February's plenary session.
Contacts:
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Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI
Assessora para a imprensa portuguesa