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Amnesty International's letter
- November 24, 2009 1:10 PM |
- By Janyce McGregor
Amnesty International and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association are calling for a full public inquiry into the alleged torture of Afghan prisoners that Canadian soldiers turned over to local authorities.
Following their news conference on Parliament Hill this morning, they released this letter to Prime Minister Harper.
VIDEO UPDATE: Julie Van Dusen reports on today's developments in the Afghan detainee controversy.
About the Author
- Janyce McGregor joined the CBC's Parliamentary Bureau in 2001, after three seasons as a rookie television producer for Studio 2 on TVOntario. In 2005, she followed her then-doctoral student husband to the U.K., where she worked for BBC World Service Radio in London... thus scoring a public broadcaster hat trick for her resumé. Janyce is originally a farm girl from southwestern Ontario. Her most important job title is "Mom."
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