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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.
In Unanimous Vote, House Says No Legal Right to Attack Iran
The White House seemed to be setting the stage for an attack.
How Do You Get Off the US “Kill List”?
Citizens on the list have no due process rights.
Senate Panel Endorses Gina Haspel, Despite Her Facilitation of Torture
Haspel has refused to say torture is immoral and illegal.
Will Congress Authorize Indefinite Detention of Americans?
S.J.Res.59 is a blank check for presidential powers.
Trump Disregards Caravan Migrants’ Legal Right to Apply for Asylum
Migrants are fleeing persecution.
Will Congress Write the President a Blank Check for War?
Under the guise of fulfilling its constitutional power to authorize military force, Congress is poised to consider legislation that would give the president a blank check to make war, …
Trump’s Rush to Judgment on Syrian Chemical Attack: Illegal and Deadly
Why won't Trump wait for an independent investigation?
In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes
It was a premeditated, hence illegal, use of deadly force.
Is Trump Trying to Fire Mueller or Preemptively Discredit His Findings?
Desperate days in a cornered White House.
US Refusal to Negotiate With Russia Increases Likelihood of Nuclear War
The US's stance has put our planet's future in peril.