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Human Rights Panel Of Experts To Mark 10th Anniversary Of International Human Rights Agreement

January 22, 2008

NEW YORK – A group of international human rights experts and activists will participate in a panel discussion to mark the 10th anniversary of an…

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U.S. Intelligence Chief: Waterboarding Would Be Torture If Used on Him

January 13, 2008

McConnell says it would be torture if he were waterboarded. But he won’t say it would be torture if used against others.

Intelligence Chief Couches…

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Retired Military Leaders Speak Out Against Torture

January 10, 2008

These retired officers are speaking out to bring detainee treatment back into line with the Geneva Conventions and ensure that torture is never again a…

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Asylum News 61

January 1, 2008

Material Support Waiver Legislation On December 26, 2007, President Bush signed into law an appropriations bill that included a provision expanding the discretionary authority of the…

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Dangerously Ill Iranian Human Rights Defender Must be Released

December 28, 2007

New York – Emadeddin Baghi, a leading Iranian human rights activist and journalist suffered an apparent heart attack on December 26 while being held in…

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Bhutto Assassination a Tragedy for Pakistan and the Rule of Law

December 27, 2007

“Human Rights First sends its condolences to the family and friends of Benazir Bhutto and all those killed in today’s attacks. Today’s assassination is a…

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Human Rights Groups Call on Bush Administration to Stand Up for Pakistani Judges and Media Freedom

December 21, 2007

NEW YORK–Today Human Rights First joined with 11 other leading human rights organizations in a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In the letter,…

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National Review Sinks to New Lows in Defense of Torture

December 20, 2007

Just when you thought the National Review’s editors had said all they could say in defense of the Bush Administration’s pro-torture policies, they go and…

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