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Amnesty International, ACLU and Human Rights Watch Urge DOJ to Appoint Special Prosecutor for Torture
Six months after the release of the summary of the Senate torture report, the secretary general of Amnesty International and the executive directors of the ACLU and Human Rights Watch…
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Deadly Force: Police Use of Lethal Force In The United States
All 50 states and the District of Columbia fail to comply with international standards on the use of lethal force by law enforcement officers, which require that lethal force should…
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VICTORY: Nebraska Becomes the 19th US State to Abolish the Death Penalty!
Wow, who would have thought it possible? Red-state Nebraska (with a few purple splotches) actually has repealed the death penalty by voting to override the Governor’s veto! And who were…
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Nebraska, Tsarnaev, and the United States’ dwindling use of the death penalty
At first blush, Nebraska lawmakers' stunning passage of a bill to abolish the death penalty in their state and the death sentence handed down to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston…
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After 30 Years, Accountability for Police Torture in Chicago
The families of Rekia Boyd, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, Eric Garner and countless others are still seeking answers for the loss of their loved ones to…
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Chicago City Council Passes Landmark Police Torture Reparations Ordinance
Today, the Chicago City Council passed landmark legislation providing reparations for torture committed by former Chicago Police commander Jon Burge and detectives under his command. Forty-three years after Jon Burge…
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How to Get Away With Torture: 6 All Too Easy Steps
More than 100 people were “disappeared” by the U.S. government and shuttled to secret detention sites between 2002 and 2008. Many were tortured. Thanks to a new U.S. Senate report,…
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Missouri Executes Andre Cole
The state of Missouri executed Andre Cole tonight at 10:24 p.m. CT. The execution took place despite multiple factors raising questions about the appropriateness of the sentence, including Cole’s mental…
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Did Death Sentences in US Increase or Decrease Last Year?
2014 was a truly momentous year for the death penalty in the USA.
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Throwing Stones from the Glass House: The View of U.S. Human Rights Violations from Iran
[caption id="attachment_56416" align="alignleft" width="300"] Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Marzieh Afkham[/caption] Iranian state-controlled news media have been having an extended field day recently, gleefully reporting on the ever-unfolding news about human…
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Serious Setback for Justice in Colombia if Bills to Expand Jurisdiction of Military Courts Approved
We view with grave concern renewed legislative efforts by the Colombian government that could deny justice for serious human rights abuses—including extrajudicial executions—committed by members of the military and police.
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United States of America Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture
It is now two decades since the USA ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). Over the past decade in particular,…