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UK: European Court Ruling Sends Mixed Message on Torture
January 18, 2012
LONDON, Jan. 18 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:

The European Court of Human Rights ruling on January 17, 2012, against the deportation of a Jordanian national from the United Kingdom could have serious consequences for human rights protection in Europe, said three nongovernmental organizations that intervened in the case.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and JUSTICE said that the court's conclusion that Omar Othman (also known . . .

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