Public Safety committee  I would add that factually you may say we've always had security certificates, and factually the United Kingdom government might say we've had the special immigration appeals commission since post-Chahal, since the European court gave the decision that gave rise to the court. But

Public Safety committee  Thank you for asking that, actually, because it's very interesting. One of the members commented that security certificates are used in Europe. In fact, returns, under the immigration laws, yes, are made in Europe, and in France there have been a number of them. You may have hea

Public Safety committee  This also is in response--I'm sorry, I don't know your name--to your prior question about full disclosure. There was a recent case in the special immigration appeals commission that should be of great interest to all of you, because not only was the person subject to the proceed

Public Safety committee  Our experience with security certificates, as I said, began in 2005, with the security certificate five. Those returns would be made to Morocco, Syria, and Egypt. We've done quite a bit of research on each one of those individual cases. Every case where there's an issue of the no

Public Safety committee  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

Public Safety committee  I really would simply endorse the same. It doesn't matter which of the special advocates you would select as your own special advocate. The limitations upon the advocate's ability to actually represent you in an attorney-client relationship and to share evidence with you that may

Public Safety committee  Right. In general, I would point the committee to a very recently released--November 27--general comment, only the second in history by the Committee against Torture. The Committee against Torture categorically includes within that prohibition ill treatment, because prison cond

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks as well to the entire committee for giving Human Rights Watch this opportunity to appear today. I understand the committee is in the process of considering hearing additional witnesses, and of course we welcome that as well. I'd like to just