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Monday, May 12, 2008

Human Rights First Supports Senate Bill on Ending Secret Prisons

Background on the CIA Secret Detention Program

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05/02/08

Pre-Trial Hearings Continue in Detainee Cases at Guantánamo

Senior Associate Sahr MuhammedAlly will be in Cuba this week to monitor the cases of Omar Ahmed Khadr, Mohammed Jawad, and Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al Bahlul. Read her observations on the Guantánamo blog.

05/06/08

U.S. Resettles 974 Iraqi Refugees in April

Improvement Welcome but Comprehensive Response Still Needed

Read HRF statement on April resettlement numbers

05/01/08

UN Should Stop Arms To Zimbabwe

Read the HRF Letter to SC Members

Read the China-Zimbabwe Fact Sheet

Watch Video

04/29/08

Detainee Boycotts Trial at Guantánamo, Former Prosecutor Testifies In His Defense

Senior Associate Deborah Colson was in Guantánamo to observe the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

Read Deborah’s posts from Guantánamo:

Another Boycott at Guantánamo, Another Test for the Military Commission System

Salim Ahmed Hamdan and Col. Morris Davis, v. Military Commission System

05/1/08

On Anniversary of Guatemalan Bishop's Murder, Demand Accountability for Mass Atrocities

04/29/08

Civil Society Groups Seek Durban Review That Rejects Hatred

Read Statement Here

Read Tad Stahnke's Statement to the Review Conference on Core Principles

Read the Press Release

04/28/08

Members of Congress Express Support for Reinstatement of Pakistani Judges

Read press release on the congressional letter

New Pakistani Government Must Restore Courts and Constitution

Click here to read report on attacks on judicial independence

Learn more about the crisis in Pakistan

04/25/08 - Updated

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