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Widespread Sexual Violence Against Children  January 16, 2014,
Geneva – Today, the Vatican was summoned before the United
Nations Committee on…  Related Resources  CCR Investigates Case
of Torture Survivor Maher Arar  Print Friendly and PDF  CCR has
launched an investigation into the rendition and torture of
Maher Arar, a Syrian born Canadian citizen. Mr. Arar, who was
arrested by U.S. officials while in transit at John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York, was intensively interrogated
and then deported to Syria, where he endured 10 months of
torture at the hands of Syrian intelligence officials.  By
knowingly placing Mr. Arar in the custody of a nation that
regularly practices torture, the U.S. has violated the
International Convention Against Torture, of which it is a
signatory.  November 5, 2003 – The Center for Constitutional
Rights, as part of an ongoing struggle to protect the basic
human and due process rights of individuals who a