In its annual report on human rights abuses, the Foreign Affairs Committee has told the British government it cannot rely on US assurances regarding torture and extraordinary rendition.
The FAC said there should be a thorough analysis of interrogation techniques used by the US given the differences in how torture is defined by the two countries. The committee also reminded the government that it was under a legal obligation to ensure flights entering UK airspace or land at UK airports are not used for extraordinary rendition, even if there are no detainees on board (e.g. refueling).
The report also called on the government to investigate Pakistan’s role in torturing British suspects who have dual (British/Pakistani) nationality.
The full report by the FAC can be found online (pdf).
Glenn Greenwald has some more on this from an American perspective.
