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Torture
Military Commission at Guantanamo Bay: The Uncertain Fate of Legal Process in the Most Important Trial of Our Lives
The rules shift constantly as the commission hears arguments on whether the constitution applies to the defendants and how much freedom the defense has to call witnesses.
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Amnesty International Denounces Torture in California Prisons: an Interview with Tessa Murphy
The Amnesty report states that u201cno other US state is believed to have held so many prisoners for such long periods in indefinite isolation.u201d
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Sold Into “a Piece of Hell:" A Death of Innocence at Gitmo
Mystery death at Guantanamo shines light on innocents caught up in early war on terror.
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Reflections on “Columbus” Day
Columbus Day reminds me that my countryu2019s origin was based on violence, subjugation, racism and genocide.
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Shell Oil Presses Supreme Court to Deprive Torture Victims of Justice
Former Somali General Was Held Liable for War Crimes to the sum of $21 Million. Will American courts continue to allow refugees to seek justice from their home countries?
European Court Ruling Opens Door for Extradition to Torture Conditions in US Federal Prisons
What is happening to Muslims will happen to the rest of us.
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Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Goes Home to Canada
Omar Khadr spent ten years, from the age of 15, at the Pentagon's prison camp in Cuba.
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
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New Revelations Suggest DoD Cover-Up Over Detainee Drugging Charges
Two new revelations and a critical analysis of the recent Department of Defense Inspector General report on the drugging of DoD-held detainees reveal a cover-up by the Pentagon and …
Revolution, Elections, and Betrayal: Hard Lessons from Egypt
As the new Morsi government negotiates with the IMF, it's clear that - as in the US - elections in Egypt have not responded to citizens' revolutionary demands …