Amnesty International calls for the arrest of former President Bush in Canada.
The accusations against the former president are of torture and cruel treatment and are related to a secret CIA program between 2002 and 2009; Bush will go to Canada on the 20th; failure to execute the arrest warrant could constitute a violation of the United Nations Convention against Torture.
Agência Brasil - Amnesty International (AI) has called on Canadian authorities to arrest and prosecute former US President George W. Bush for crimes against international law. Bush will be in Canada on the 20th. The request is expressed in a memorandum that the international human rights organization sent to Canadian authorities on September 21, as AI announced today (12) in a statement. “Canada must fulfill its international obligations and arrest and prosecute former President Bush, given his responsibility for crimes against international law, including torture,” declared Susan Lee, AI's director for the Americas region.
The accusations relate to a secret CIA (American intelligence agency) program, implemented between 2002 and 2009, which, according to AI, allowed the use of “torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” against detainees. “Since the United States authorities have not yet brought former President Bush to justice, the international community must intervene. If Canada refrains from acting during its visit, this will constitute a violation of the United Nations Convention against Torture and will be a manifestation of contempt for fundamental human rights,” the representative stressed.