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November 14, 2012

Torture Victims File Complaint over Canada’s Failure to Indict Bush 
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Four men who say they were tortured in U.S. prisons have filed a
complaint to the United Nations over Canada's failure to investigate and
indict former President George W. Bush during a speaking appearance
there last year. The four had unsuccessfully sought to prosecute Bush
when he appeared at a Vancouver conference in October of 2011. The
Canadian Centre for International Justice and the New York City-based
based Center for Constitutional Rights say it is the first time torture
allegations against a high-level U.S. official have been filed with the
U.N. Committee Against Torture.

 

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