The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), an Alliance for Justice member organization, and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) yesterday released a 42-page indictment [PDF link] against President Bush, making the case for his indictment under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).The groups had planned to file the document as an individual criminal complaint with the Swiss authorities in anticipation of the former president’s trip to Switzerland, but did not do so due to Bush canceling his trip the night before the complaint was to be filed. Instead, the groups released the document as an “indictment,” modifiable for future use in other countries. The document sets forth the “fundamental aspects of the case against him, and a preliminary legal analysis of liability for torture, and a response to anticipated defenses.”
Alliance for Justice applauds and supports these groups’ efforts to achieve accountability for torture.
