| | The U.S. government is required by international law to respect and ensure human rights, to thoroughly investigate every violation of those rights, and to bring perpetrators to justice. Join our call for accountability.
» ACTION: Investigate and prosecute torture & abuse
» NEWS: President Obama's executive orders
» REPORT: Accountability for "war on terror" violations
» RESOURCE: Torture and the law
» MORE on accountability  President Obama has ordered the detention facility at Guantanamo closed, but it must be closed the right way. Detainees at Guantanamo must either be promptly charged and given fair trials in U.S. federal courts, or be released.
» ACTION: Close Guantanamo the right way
» NEWS: Executive order on Guantanamo
» REPORT: Right of Bagram Detainees to Judicial Review
» RESOURCE: 100 Days Action Guide
» MORE on Guantanamo and illegal U.S. detentions The Military Commissions Act (MCA) set up military commissions which do not meet U.S. or international standards for fairness. The U.S. government must repeal the MCA and hold fair trials in U.S. federal courts.
» ACTION: Demand fair trials for those to be tried
» NEWS: Move to suspend military commissions positive
» REPORT: Back to the bigger picture: Hamdan sentenced
» RESOURCE: Fair trial standards
» MORE on fair trials & the Military Commissions Act In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo detainees have a Constitutional right to habeas corpus, the right to challenge the legality of their detention. Congress must reject any legislation that would undermine it.
» ACTION: Write on behalf of people illegally detained
» NEWS: Supreme Court rules on Boumediene v. Bush
» REPORT: Supreme Court rules on habeas corpus
» RESOURCE: 100 Days Action Guide
» MORE on habeas corpus Country links: Afghanistan | Iraq | U.S.A. | | | Activists like you took action to urge President Obama to take concrete steps in the first 100 days of his term to close Guantanamo and end torture. We've made progress, but there's much more to be done.
» ACTION: Call for an investigation into torture
» NEWS: First 100 days sends mixed messages
» REPORT: Mixed Messages: President's First 100 days
» RESOURCE: 100 Days Checklist for President Obama
» MORE on the 100 days action Torture is immoral, illegal and contrary to the best of American values. Military and intelligence experts have said torture is ineffective. Torture must stop. All those responsible for its use must be held accountable.
» ACTION: Investigate and prosecute torture & abuse
» NEWS: Executive order on interrogations and CIA
» REPORT: Executive orders on detentions & interrogations
» RESOURCE: Quotes from the military community
» MORE on torture & other ill-treatment Extraordinary rendition is a practice whereby people are sent for interrogation or detention to countries known to torture. In violation of international law, people have been abducted, "disappeared," held in secret and tortured.
» ACTION: Investigate and prosecute torture & abuse
» NEWS: Executive order on interrogations and CIA
» REPORT: Europe's Role in Rendition & Secret Detention
» RESOURCE: Q & A on extraordinary rendition
» MORE on extraordinary rendition Private military and security contractors are receiving multi-million dollar U.S. government contracts in the "war on terror." Personnel have been accused of torture, sexual abuse, and shooting civilians, but none have been tried.
» ACTION: Demand prosecution of abusive contractors
» NEWS: Carnage and despair continues in Iraq
» REPORT: Possible contractor role in Abu Ghraib abuse
» RESOURCE: House Party Film Screening Guide
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