NEW YORK-In another U-turn, the Obama administration plans to keep sending terror suspects to third countries-a process called rendition-but with some oversight, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing administration officials. Unlike the Bush administration, the officials said, the Obama administration will monitor their detention and interrogation to ensure the detainees are not tortured. The officials, who asked not to be named, told the paper that the US State Department will play a larger role in monitoring renditions. 'The emphasis will be on insuring that individuals will not face torture if they are sent overseas, the Times quoted one administration official as saying. Human rights advocates denounced retaining the policy. 'It is extremely disappointing that the Obama administration is continuing the Bush administration practice of relying on diplomatic assurances, which have been proven completely ineffective in preventing torture, Amrit Singh of the American Civil Liberties Union said. Ms. Singh tracked rendition cases under President George W. Bush. Rendition began to be used regularly under President Bill Clinton and its use expanded rapidly under President George W. Bush after the terrorist attacks in September 2001. American intelligence agencies often appeared to send detainees to other countries to avoid the legal complications of bringing them to the US, the paper added. Upon taking office in January, President Barack Obama had come out strongly against the use of 'extraordinary rendition.