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Closed To Withdraw from the Extradition Treaty with the United States

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We call on parliament to immediately withdraw from the current Extradition Treaty with the United States until the following conditions are met:

-Equality in terms of strength of evidence with regards extradition of US citizens to the UK and from UK citizens to the US
-No extradition for crimes not commited on American soil
-The standard of evidence must be high enough for the Crown Prosecution Service to make a charge in the UK for extradition to take place.
-The standards of prisoner treatment and sentencing meets the standards of the UK Human Rights Act.

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