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New Report Confirms Hamas' Deadly Campaign During Gaza War
Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week released a report detailing the unlawful killings and torture of Palestinians by Hamas during the recent Gaza conflict. This report confirms Amnesty’s own findings,…
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Those torture memos
It's clear to us that the torture memos released yesterday, as gruesome and repugnant the details are within, are only the tip of the iceberg. As far as we currently…
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Obama possessed
By Cheney that is. Last Friday, the Obama administration turned to the "dark-side" yet again, and appealed a district court ruling that would give detainees in Afghanistan a chance to…
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Justice for Guatemala's Disappeared?
Yesterday, The Washington Post published an article highlighting the opening of Guatemala's police archives. The archives -- which contain documentation of Guatemala's internal armed conflict that killed approximately 200,000 people -- could…
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Doctors who torture
Torture can't happen without doctors. The point of torture is not to kill. As a former CIA lawyer once said, "If a detainee dies, you're doing it wrong." The point…
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Republicans Protest Too Much
Right-wing Republicans have reportedly been mobilizing to block the appointment of two prominent lawyers to advisory positions in the Obama administration: Indiana University constitutional law Professor Dawn Johnsen and the…
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Ex-President Fujimori Convicted of Human Rights Violations
Today, in a landmark decision, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted for torture, kidnapping and forced disappearances committed during the early 1990s. This is a crucial victory in the…
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Happy World Health Day!
Today is the 60th World Health Day, which the World Health Organization uses to highlight a different health theme each year. Today it's making hospitals safe in emergencies, which WHO Director-General Margaret…
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Guantanamo, Now "Relaxing, Calm and Beautiful"
Proving that there truly is no prerequisite for intelligence in pageant winners, Miss Universe either just revealed her deep ignorance of global issues or her utter lack of humanity. Either…
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Arrest warrants coming for 6 Bush-era officials in Madrid?
Last week the National Court in Madrid received a complaint filed on behalf of five Spanish nationals formerly detained in Guantanamo who have charged that they were tortured in U.S.…
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Immigrants Locked Away in Legal Limbo
New research shows immigrants, including asylum seekers fleeing torture and long-time lawful permanent residents, are being unjustly detained in the U.S. Tens of thousands of people sit locked up in…
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A Friendship Forged During the Dirty War
[caption id="attachment_1524" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Marshall Meyer"][/caption] When the world you live is filled with the constant threat of disappearances, torture and murder, how do friendships happen? On Monday, in a…