Canada 'complicit' in torture, says UN report

June 3, 2012 by legitgov

Canada 'complicit' in torture, says UN report --UN body says changes to Canada's immigration laws risk human rights violations 01 Jun 2012 In a biting report issued Friday, the United Nations Committee Against Torture condemns what it calls Canadian "complicity" in torture and human rights violations of Muslim men caught up in the post-9/11 security net. The committee's report condemns Canada's practice, during the Afghan combat mission which ended last year, of handing prisoners over to Afghan security forces despite a "substantial risk" that they would be tortured. In addition, the UN committee recommends that Canada promptly approve the transfer of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo to Canadian custody...