This past week, more than 150 people rallied against torture in Sierra Vista, Arizona, culminating in a mile-long march to the main gate of Ft. Huachuca, home
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An American citizen has filed a suit, arguing that FBI agents allegedly involved in his interrogation and transfer to other countries violated his
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Barbara Olshansky is an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights. This piece is drawn from her speech at the World Tribunal on Iraq, which took place from June 23-25, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey. She covers the range of legal and political measures employed by the U.S. government in the "...
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Five immigrant men who were detained in roundups in New York and eventually deported following the Sept. 11 attacks have reached a $1.26 million settlement
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According to British newspaper the Telegraph, a former UK Army officer says the Afghan National Police have been penetrated by the Taliban “at every level.”
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As national elections draw closer, Iraqis are fearing more government repression of dissent, with several journalists reporting to have been beaten by security
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A former British ambassador to Uzbekistan said in a recent lecture that the CIA relied on intelligence from tortured prisoners the agency sent to that country.
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From the New York Times: A series of internal government reviews have presented the Obama administration with a dire portrait of Afghanistan’s military and
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Twenty-three Americans have been convicted of kidnapping by an Italian court at the first trial ever involving the CIA’s so-called "extraordinary rendition"
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was met with hostile opposition during her recent visit to Pakistan. Prominent women and tribesmen, students and
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