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UK rights groups reject official inquiry into post-September 11 rendition - Government-led inquiry into alleged British involvement in rendition and torture will be a whitewash, say rights groups

08 November 2014

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"Britain’s leading human rights groups are to boycott the official investigation into the UK’s involvement in torture and rendition in the years after 9/11, grievously undermining the controversial inquiry. Nine organisations have announced that they want nothing to do with the parliamentary inquiry by the intelligence and security committee (ISC) into Britain’s alleged role in the ill-treatment of detainees.

A strongly worded letter to the committee team investigating detainee allegations says that, despite raising concerns with the government more than six months ago over whether its decision to allow the ISC to lead the inquiry was “lawful or appropriate”, their concerns of an establishment cover-up remained unanswered."

See the full text: UK rights groups reject official inquiry into post-September 11 rendition - Government-led inquiry into alleged British involvement in rendition and torture will be a whitewash, say rights groups (The Observer, link)

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