Hall was referring to the so-called extraordinary rendition programme of the CIA, which was discontinued in 2009. The programme included the illegal detention of suspected terrorists in secret detention facilities on EU territory as well as the indulgence of shuttle flights to Guantanamo Bay or to other secret detention facilities over the European territory. The hearing was a follow-up to EU Parliament Resolutions of 2007 and 2009, which urge member states “to take action and prevent further human rights violations that occurred in the context of the US rendition and secret detention programmes” (The Parliament). As since then not much has happened to investigate the involvement of EU countries, Ms. Hall said “The EU will continue to struggle to regain its footing in human rights if it does not thoroughly investigate allegations of member state violations.”
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