The European Court of Human Rights [11] on May 31 found [12] that Lithuania and Romania violated articles of the European Convention on Human Rights [13] (PDF [14]) by allowing secret CIA prisons to operate on their territory. Lithuania had allowed the CIA to open a "black site [15]" on where agents subjected the applicant, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn AKA Abu Zubaydah [16], to "ill-treatment and arbitrary detention." Lithuania must pay Husayn 130,000 euros (over $150,000). The applicant in the Romania case, Abd al-Rahim Husseyn Muhammad al-Nashiri [17], was transported to a "black site" on that country's territory, and faced capital charges in the US. The court censured Romania for transferring al-Nashiri to the US when it was likely he would face the death penalty. Romania must pay the applicant 100,000 euros (over $115,000). Both men remain interned at Guantánamo Bay.
From Jurist [18], May 31. Used with permission.