Friday, February 13, 2009

"Torture, Race, and Canada-US Relations" - 2009

Panel on Feb 12, 2009 - Ottawa, Canada - at Wellington Building- CONFERENCE VIDEOS

Part I - System Failure
Maria Al-Masani of COALITION FOR EQUAL TREATMENT OF CANADIANS DETAINED ABROAD - CETCDA at http://www.cetcda.org - (Part 1 of 7)




Part II
- The case of Omar Khadr - 15-year old, Canadian Citizen, held in Guantanamo Prison
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 2 of 7)

15-year-old Omar Khadar
, July 2002, when he was arrested in Afghanistan and sent to interrogation at Bagram prison.
It was revealed that one of his interrogators there was Sgt. Joshua Claus, who was later charged of various crimes, including assault and “maltreatment of a detainee” in connection with the murder of the two men, and was sentenced to five months in jail in 2006.
(http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/03/21/torture-allegations-dog-guantanamo-trials/










Part III
- Islamophobia and Racism
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 3 of 7)




Part IV
- Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 4 of 7)




Part V
- Yavar Hameed, Lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 5 of 7)




Part VI - Maureen Webb, spokesperson for Lawyers Rights Watch Canada
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 6 of 7)




Part VII
- Dennis Edney, Counsel for Omar Khadr
Torture, Race and Canada-US Relations (Part 7 of 7)