Menschenrechte West Europa

Menschenrechtsverstöße im "Krieg gegen 'Terror'"

>>Die Mitgliedsstaaten des Europarates sollten das Prinzip des unilateralen Präventivkriegs ablehnen, so die Abgeordneten, und die Lehren aus dessen katastrophaler Anwendung in der jüngeren Vergangenheit ziehen. Sie sollten jedoch auch die dringend notwendige Reform des Sicherheitsrates unterstützen, damit dieser in der Lage ist, die ihm ursprünglich zugedachte Rolle zu spielen, und schnell und effizient über die Antworten auf internationale Bedrohungen zu entscheiden.<<

>>Clare Montgomery QC, for the prosecution, asked why, despite Mr McDowell launching the
operation at about 5am, the firearms team had still not arrived at the flats by the time Mr de Menezes, 27, left for work more than four hours later.<<

The armed police who shot Jean Charles de Menezes were briefed hours beforehand that they would be using "unusual" lethal tactics and would only be deployed if officers on the ground believed they were dealing with a suicide bomber who was "deadly" and "up for it", the Old Bailey heard yesterday.
The team from Scotland Yard's CO19 firearms squad, who were issued with special ammunition designed to kill instantly, allegedly failed to satisfy themselves there had been a "positive identification" of the 27-year-old Brazilian electrician as a potential bomber before he was shot seven times in the head on board a London Underground train the day after the failed attacks on 21 July 2005. [...]

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