Human Rights Watch's official position, whether in the case of Guantanamo Bay or of people left for years in detention up here in Canada under security certificates, is to prosecute or release. Prosecution is the primary mode for accountability of any person who is suspected of a crime related to terrorism.
Since I do this work globally, it is increasingly clear to me that in Europe, in the Americas in particular, and now even moving into some of the central Asian republics, immigration law is being used as a proxy for criminal prosecutions, and when it's used in that respect, we should all take note, I think, because there is a seepage now.
Whereas Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States may think that using immigration laws for these purposes can be controlled, can be fixed, can somehow be tested and measured, we see countries that may not be quite so conscientious also using immigration mechanisms to do the very same thing.