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"The arrest of EIPR staff, following a meeting with diplomats, Gasser Abdel-Razek’s punitive treatment in detention and the designation of human rights defenders as ‘terrorists’, are the latest illustrations of…
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Refugee at Risk of Forcible Return from Lebanon to Iran
Mohammad Taher Batili is a refugee at risk of torture and possibly the death penalty. He is an Iranian national and member of Iran’s Arab minority. He and his family…
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The Cancer of Democracy
Though some describe the Obama administration as the anti-torture presidency, much of Obama's actions have not lived up to his campaign promises or presidential rhetoric to stop the use of…
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Syrian human rights lawyer wrongly convicted today
Muhannad al-Hassani, a Syrian human rights lawyer, was convicted to three years in prison for 'weakening national sentiment' by the Damascus Criminal Court.
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SCOTUS to Arar: the USA Can Send You to Be Tortured
On June 14th the Supreme Court denied a petition of review from Maher Arar, the Canadian citizen who was abducted by the U.S. Government in 2002 and rendered to Syria…
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Four days to more deportations from Europe to Iraq
On Wednesday 60 Iraqis were forcibly returned to Baghdad from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. Next Wednesday more asylum seekers will be flown back to a city…
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Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse
A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice. So was the conclusion of our world report released today that documents…
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Interrogator Admits to Using Rape Scenario as Fear Tactic
The last day of Omar Khadr’s pre-trial military commission hearing held over the past two weeks here at Guantánamo ended with a breakthrough for the defense team when they called…
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Honor Killings of Women Brought to Light
Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini’s new book examines the charged issue of honor killings of women that occur in Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, and other countries. Murder in the Name of Honor…