Extraordinary rendition does what it says on the tin it is rendition and it is undoubtedly extraordinary. In a crowded city in northern egypt, frontlineworld. Extraordinary rendition 2007 extraordinary rendition. Oh elsewhere i can sniff it at first ive never seen this place before but i can smell my grandmothers fathers bones decaying beneath these floors oh. The phone record implicating anwar remain unexplained. Extraordinary rendition, extrajudicial practice, carried out by u. Sons of an illustrious father extraordinary rendition. In stories, essays and poems that are as varied and diverse, contradictory and complicated as we are, the writers in this deeply humane anthology shed light and bear witness to the one of the complex. Extraordinary rendition american writers on palestine. Extraordinary rendition dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. We invite you to come experience and enjoy free music while supporting local artisans at two great events in one salt city honk. The film was premiered at the locarno film festival, switzerland on 8 august 2007, and at the edinburgh film festival on 21 august 2007, but is still awaiting a full commercial release.
All parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition. Responsibility for enforced disappearances in the war on. Rent extraordinary rendition 2007 starring omar berdouni and andy serkis on dvd and bluray. Extraordinary rendition and irregular rendition describe the abduction and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one nation to another. Extraordinary rendition 2007 0820 2007 gb thriller 1h 17m user score. Extraordinary rendition, extraterritorial detention, and treatment of detainees. They describe the process by which a detainee is transferred from one state to another, outside normal legal processes such as extradition or deportation. Extraordinary rendition appears to have been used by the cia as recently as mid 2007. Extraordinary rendition definition of extraordinary. It is clearly prohibited by the united nations convention against torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, ratified by the united states in 1992, and by congressionally enacted policy giving effect to cat. Rendition 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Extraordinary rendition dvd 2007 bfs entertainment. Extraordinary rendition is a term used to describe the extrajudicial transfer of a person from one state to another. With reese witherspoon, jake gyllenhaal, peter sarsgaard, alan arkin. Extraordinary rendition in us counterterrorism policy. The real star is omar metwally as the khalid elmasri character the script is based on a true incident of extraordinary rendition based on mistaken identity. Watch rendition movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Appg on extraordinary rendition what is extraordinary. Those agencies asserted that the practice exempted detainees from the legal safeguards afforded to prisoners under u. If the actual stories of us torture of prisoners dont. Harry potter season 18 complete collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set new sealed. Just before the recent g8 summit, a reporter asked putin about his human rights record, and he immediately shifted the subject. Extraordinary rendition is a 2007 drama film directed by jim threapleton and starring omar berdouni and andy serkis. Torture by proxy is used by some critics to describe situations in which the united states has transferred suspected terrorists to countries known to practice torture it is alleged that the cia runs a secret global abduction and internment. It centers on the controversial cia practice of extraordinary rendition and is.
There is even a movie called extraordinary rendition, screened in 2007 and. Renditions plot is engaging, and i thoroughly enjoyed this film. The legality and morality of extraordinary rendition have been a matter of intense debate. Rendition meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. The rendition of elmasri was a particularly unfortunate one as it eventually turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. In mid 2007, three pilots allegedly involved in the extraordinary rendition of khalid elmasri had their real identities revealed. When a terrorist bombing in north africa kills 19 incl. Omar berdouni at an event for extraordinary rendition 2007 ania sowinski at an event for extraordinary rendition. Simple in its basic concept, yet bungled in execution, the u. Extraordinary rendition, also called irregular rendition or forced rendition, is the governmentsponsored abduction and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one country to another with the purpose of circumventing the former countrys laws on interrogation, detention and torture. October 19, 2007 reese witherspoon, jake gyllenhaal, meryl streep, peter sarsgaard and alan arkin star in rendition, a thriller from director gavin hood tsotsi. It means the transfer of a prisoner elsewhere for purposes of interrogation and, too often, t.
The department of justices arguments notwithstanding, the extraordinary rendition program is illegal. Frontlineworld investigates one of the darkest sides of the bush administrations war on terror, its secret rendition and interrogation program. The primary intent of extraordinary rendition is to remove terrorists from the. Rendition and extraordinary rendition are not terms defined by law. The film is not the expansive, globe trotting, narrative heavy and bigbudgeted issue drama gavin hoods 2007 film rendition was. Extraordinary rendition 2007 the movie database tmdb. It centers on the controversial cia practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of khalid elmasri, who was mistaken for khalid almasri. As nouns the difference between extradition and rendition is that extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence while rendition is. Government has used extraordinary rendition with zeal since september 11, 2001 911. Such renditions have been carried out for example by the united states government. Rent extraordinary rendition 2007 on dvd and bluray.
Extraordinary renditions in the fight against terrorism sur. Extraordinary rendition began under the clinton regime. Part iii analyzes the legal arguments presented by the bush administration to justify extraordinary rendition, european investigations, and explanations offered by secretary of state condoleezza rice. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Held in solitary confinement and cut off from the outside world, he is plunged into a lawless nightmare of detention without trial, interrogation and torture. In 2007, the aclu brought a lawsuit against boeing subsidiary jeppesen dataplan, inc. Critics of the practice have alleged the use of torture has occurred with the. Rendition s plot is engaging, and i thoroughly enjoyed this film. Extraordinary rendition definition, secret or forcible rendition of a suspected criminal to another country, often a country known to violate human rights and due process of law. Extraordinary rendition, however, leaves out the trial.
Firsttime british director jim threapletons toughminded polemic extraordinary rendition makes. A man is abducted from the streets of london and transported via secret flights to an unknown country. Testimony to the house foreign affairs committee, 17 april 2007, available online at. Extraordinary rendition, extraterritorial detention, and treatment of. I can accept it simply because weve been doing it more or less since ww ii and clinton effectively codified it but i think its dumb, the payoff isnt worth the cost imo. Read stephen greys washington post online chat from wednesday, november 7, 2007, where he discusses his story, extraordinary rendition. The phrase became widely known during 2005 when newspaper articles began drawing attention to the fact the us government was sending terrorist suspects, previously held in the usa, to countries that have less stringent laws against. Returned without explanation to the uk many months later, he is left to pick up the pieces of a shattered life in a. Rendition refers to the transfer of a detained person to another jurisdiction for trial. Director gavin hood crafts a solid film and rendition is better than what most. Extraordinary rendition definition is the seizure and transfer of a person suspected of involvement with a terrorist group to another country for imprisonment and interrogation without legal process such as the naming of charges, legal representation, or trial.
Edited by ru freeman extraordinary rendition reminds us of the power of art and the necessity of literature. Two years in secret cia detention, human rights watch, february 2007. With omar berdouni, andy serkis, ania sowinski, jimmy yuill. Rendition is a 2007 american political thriller film directed by gavin hood and starring reese witherspoon, meryl streep, peter sarsgaard, alan arkin, jake gyllenhaal and omar metwally. Extraordinary rendition by the united states abuse wiki. The united states government should not have two different. All of these sources acknowledged to me, in private or in ontherecord interviews. It was released on dvd in early 2008, and screened by the bbc on 30 april. He conveys confusion, fear and hopelessness, in turn, as he is held and tortured over time. Rendition, ordinary and extraordinary federation of. Extraordinary rendition is widely used to describe the kidnapping foley, 2008 and transfer of suspects by the united states to foreign countries ralph, 2009 and secret prisons and secret prisons in order to carry out coercive interrogation foley, 2008 making it very likely that the individual will be subject to torture and other forms of inhuman, degrading treatment. Introduction to extraordinary rendition resource 2. Reports of people who claim to have been kept at secret prisons in ethiopia say they interacted with americans at these prisons. Extraordinary renditions international bar association.
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