Amnesty urges Canada to arrest George Bush for rights abuse

Amnesty International urged Canada on Wednesday to arrest former US President George W. Bush for human rights abuses when he visits the province of British Columbia later this month. Alex Neve, head of Amnesty's Canadian branch, said Bush had authorized the use of torture techniques such as waterboarding during his time as President, which ran from 2001 to 2009.

Canada's Conservative government did not respond to previous calls to arrest Bush, who has made at least two trips to Canada since his second four-year term in office ended. "George W. Bush is responsible for a wide range of human rights violations - notably torture - which constitute crimes under international law," Neve told a news conference. (Reuters)