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Accountability For Victims Of Human Rights Abuses In Syria
Hundreds have been killed by the Syrian security forces. Syria must answer to the International Criminal Court, and governments must implement an arms embargo and asset freeze on Syria's president.
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Mines Pose New Danger As Libya Battles Rage On
Mines pose new danger as Libya battles rage on.
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Israel's Campaign to Avoid Accountability for War Crimes Must be Rejected
Justice Richard Goldstone’s opinion piece (April 1, 2011) in the Washington Post ‘Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and War Crimes’ does not ‘vindicate’ the State of Israel as the…
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Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers Endorsed in Geneva
On Tuesday, November 9, 58 private security companies -- including Xe (formerly Blackwater) -- signed an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers. The Code seeks to address the…
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Failed accountability, WikiLeaks show true cost of war
The release by WikiLeaks late last week of 391,832 secret documents on the Iraq War has been said to be "…the most comprehensive and detailed account of any war ever…
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DoD Risks Hiring Unscrupulous Arms Brokers with Foreign Arms Purchases
The DoD risks hiring unscrupulous arms brokers who are not bound to same laws as prime contractors. As the DoD purchases foreign arms, additional controls are urgently needed.
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Were US missile and cluster munitions used in a fatal attack in Yemen?
Based on the evidence provided by these photographs, the US government must disclose what role it played in the al-Ma'jalah attack, and all governments involved must show what steps they…
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Guinea's Bloody Monday Demonstrates Need for Greater Arms Control
[caption id="attachment_8010" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Cartridge casing from a bullet, for a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle, found at Conakry stadium. Copyright Amnesty International"][/caption] There is no question that the September 28th, 2009, Bloody…
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A real chance for accountability for private security contractors
At the end of December, the human rights movement had some disappointing news. Federal Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the charges against the five Xe (Blackwater) guards accused in the shooting…
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Blackwater accused of trying to buy its way out of accountability
On November 11th, 2009, the New York Times reported that in December 2007, top executives at Blackwater (currently known as Xe) authorized cash payments up to $1 million to Iraqi…