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Acknowledge and apologize for the wrongful imprisonment and torture of Abou ElKassim Britel

01 July 2014

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"Abou ElKassim Britel was arrested in 2002, imprisoned, tortured brutally, and detained until 2011. He has never received an official acknowledgement of wrongdoing, apology, or restitution from Pakistan, The United States, Morocco, or Italy, the governments responsible for his ordeal."

See the story: Acknowledge and apologize for the wrongful imprisonment and torture of Abou ElKassim Britel (Change.org, link) Britel has since been released, this is an appeal.

See also Statewatch coverage: Italy: Documents sent to European Parliament committee on renditions allege other renditions and details of Abu Omar cover-up and the Britel rendition

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