EU: European Court of Human Rights: Grand Chamber hearing in the case El-Masri v. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

The applicant in this case, a German national of Lebanese origin, alleges that he was arrested and tortured in Skopje because he was suspected of belonging to a terrorist organisation, and complains about his rendition by the CIA to a secret detention centre in Afghanistan. See: Press release (pdf) Webcast of the hearing