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Torture
Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalist Details Abu Ghraib Torture and Why He’s Suing US Contractor CACI
Ten years after the first publication of photos from inside the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Al Jazeera journalist Salah Hassan speaks about his torture by US forces inside …
The Road From Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending
Karen J. Greenberg explores the shameful tale of why, a decade later, the Abu Ghraib affair remains without an end.
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Dahr Jamail | On Bringing War Criminals to Justice
Dahr Jamail reports from the Iraq Commission conference in Belgium, where he testified about war crimes witnessed while reporting from Iraq during the US-led occupation.
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Abu Ghraib 10 Years Later: Challenging Corporate Impunity for Torture
War-profiteering contractors like CACI continue to earn millions without carrying any legal risks for actions outside the US - even when they lead to torture.
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American Abu Ghraib Prisoner “Disappears“
Shawki Ahmed Omar, an American-Jordanian prisoner who has been held without due process in Iraq for almost 10 years, has disappeared.
In Landmark Ruling, US Ordered to Release Memo Behind Targeted Killings of US Citizens
In a major development chipping away at the secrecy of the Obama administration's drone wars, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to release a legal memo that …
Knowledge Is Crime in Washington: Kidnapping, Torture, Assassination and Perjury Are Not
Tom Engelhardt: In Washington today, knowledge is the only crime. That's a political reality of the twenty-first century.
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Season of Emancipation
The exodus from Egypt may have taken 40 years, but chains of slavery are far-reaching, and the struggle for justice and liberation is long.
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Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify the executive summary of its report about the CIA's detainee program. It's been more than five years since the committee …
CCR Gitmo Client Seeks Approval for Release from New Review Board
Center for Constitutional Rights client Ghaleb Al-Bihani, a Yemeni citizen who has been held without charge at Guantanamo for over 12 years, asked the Obama administration's new Periodic Review …