Spring 2007
Criminal Inheritance
By Matthew McAllester
"Chuckie" Taylor was a notorious henchman for his father, whose merciless presidency defined a generation of fearin Liberia. While Charles Taylor faces awar crimes trial at The Hague, his son "Chuckie" will be making history of hisown in U.S. federal court.| More »
Disappeared, But Not Silenced
Interview by Cameron Abadi
Khaled El-Masri was kidnapped by the CIA, tortured and thrownin a secret prison in Afghanistan. His fight for the truth and ameasure of justice is unraveling a web of clandestine intelligence operations and dirty diplomatic secrets.| More »
Dominion of Evil
By Steven Ambrus
Colombia's paramilitary demobilization is unearthing the staggering magnitude of paramilitary terror-and the unholy alliance of political, military and business leaders that sustained it.| More »
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2008 Olympic Shames
By Alyssa Misner
China's frenzied efforts to prepare its capital for the 2008 Olympics have led to one broken promise after another on human rights. Chinese authorities have tightened their grip on the media and shrugged off international norms on housing, work and mental health rights in a massive urban "cleanup," according to a September 2006 Amnesty International report submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).| More »
The U.S. Death Penalty: Reaching the Tipping Point, State by State
By Alyssa Misner
Thirty years after the United States resumed capital punishment, and some 1,000 executions later, individual state challenges are bringing the country closer to a tipping point that may eventually bring about the abolition of thedeath penalty. | More »
The America I Believe In
By Clay Westrope
"The United States is committed to the worldwide elimination of torture, and we are leading this fight by example," stated President Bush in 2003. Yet Guantánamo remains open, extraordinary renditions are still happening and hundreds of prisoners are locked up without trial or legal recourse.| More »
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