June 4, 2008
In a 17-minute film released today by the Aegis Trust with the support of Open Society Justice Initiative and Human Rights First, and circulated to UN…
May 30, 2008
Medical Care Deficient in U.S. Detention Asylum seekers and other immigrants in U.S. detention face deficiencies in medical care and treatment, according to an extensive Washington Post series…
May 27, 2008
Many commencement speakers take the opportunity of addressing graduates to talk about integrity, ethics, principles, leadership, or morality. Not our Attorney General! No, Michael Mukaskey…
May 14, 2008
Yesterday, Mike Allen asked the current President to respond to President Carter’s criticism of the current Administration’s torture policies. Here’s the exchange:
Q Now, Mr. President, President…
May 13, 2008
Kevin Lanigan – Director of the Law and Security Program at Human Rights First – is in Cuba to monitor the proceedings and is reporting back…
May 13, 2008
Amid allegations of torture, the U.S. government has dropped charges for one of six men slated to be tried at Guantanamo, the Saudi captive Mohammed al Qahtani,…
May 9, 2008
Yesterday, the AP reported that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) is promoting legislation in an attempt to obstruct congressional efforts to…