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The Troubling Track Record of Military Commissions

December 7, 2007

Military Commission Trial Observation
Human Rights First, at the invitation of the Department of Defense, is an official observer at the military commissions held…

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Dec 6, 2007 – Access to KSM Denied for Hamdan Military Commission Hearing, but Defense Allowed to Call Some Witnesses

December 7, 2007

Military Commission Trial Observation
Human Rights First, at the invitation of the Department of Defense, is an official observer at the military commissions held…

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CIA Destroys Evidence of Torture

December 6, 2007

Just out from the New York Times:

The Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the…

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Report from Guantanamo

December 6, 2007

Here’s Sahr MuhammedAlly’s report from Guantanamo where she is observing the Hamdan proceedings.

Access to KSM Denied for Hamdan Military Commission Hearing, but Defense Allowed…

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Will President Bush Veto Another Torture Ban?

December 6, 2007

The AP reports that Congress has decided to take on the Bush Administration’s authorization of CIA interrogation techniques that go beyond what the military has…

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All in a Day’s Work: Day Two of Salim Hamdan’s Status Determination Hearing

December 6, 2007

Military Commission Trial Observation
Human Rights First, at the invitation of the Department of Defense, is an official observer at the military commissions held…

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ICC Prosecutor Reports on Sudan’s Obstructionism

December 6, 2007

Prosecutor’s Report

On December 5, 2007, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, delivered a report to the Security Council detailing the failures…

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HRF Welcomes House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act

December 6, 2007

Human Rights First welcomed passage by the House of Representatives yesterday of the Genocide Accountability Act, a law that will strengthen the ability of the…

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