Human rights chief warns Europe over CIA 'terror flights'

The head of Europe’s human rights watchdog said “appropriate action” would be taken against countries who did not take legal steps to prevent their airports being used for CIA flights of terror suspects or their territory for secret detention centres.

But Terry Davis, secretary-general of the 46-nation Council of Europe, did not spell out what “appropriate action” meant, saying he would make recommendations to Europe’s Council of Ministers.