Cases Involving Diplomatic Assurances against Torture
Developments since May 2005

• Introduction

• Austria

  Mohamed Bilasi-Ashri (Update)

• Canada

  Lai Cheong Sing (Update)
  Security Certificate Cases (Update)
  Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub: Torture Risk Assessment (Update)

• Germany

  Metin Kaplan (Update)

• Netherlands

  Nuriye Kesbir (Update)

• Russian Federation

• Ivanovo Refugees’ Case

• Sweden

  Mohammed al-Zari and Ahmed Agiza (Update)

• United Kingdom

  Omar Mohammed Othman (also known as Abu Qatada)

• United States

  Maher Arar (Update)
  Bekhzod Yusupov

January 2007   Number 1