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Human Rights Watch is urging the Canadian government to "be prepared" to bring criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney when he visits Vancouver on his book tour next week.
The New York-based rights group said Saturday that Canadian law provides for jurisdiction over an individual for torture and other crimes, even for offences committed outside of Canada.
Canada ratified the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture in 1987 and incorporated its provisions into the Canadian criminal code.
The rights group says it has documented the role of senior officials in the administration of George W. Bush, including Cheney, in authorizing torture of detainees, including waterboarding — a form of simulated drowning involving water being poured into the mouth of a subdued person.
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Human Rights Watch referenced two cases of alleged torture of Canadian citizens, Maher Arar and Omar Khadr, in which the U.S. was "directly responsible or complicit."
A lot of Canadians, and even major political parties, are calling for his arrest (especially since Arar was actually innocent). He's coming today... But we know it's not going to happen since our Conservative government is full of hypocrites and suck-ups to the US.
However, in your opinion, do you believe Cheney should be charged for his war crimes?
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Posted: 02:46AM Sep 26, 2011
