June 2, 2006
NEW YORK – Human Rights First has sent a letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging him to adopt a more comprehensive approach to the humanitarian,…
June 1, 2006
Jury deliberations are still going on at the Cardona court martial. Meanwhile, AP reports that, yesterday, Capt. Carolyn Wood was called as a witness in…
May 31, 2006
Both prosecution and defense presented closing arguments yesterday and the jury began deliberations, which continue today. At the March trial of Sgt. Michael Smith, with whom…
May 26, 2006
Sometimes, the obvious bears repeating:a court martial like that of Sgt. Santos Cardona, accused of using his military dog to threaten and abuse detainees, is…
May 26, 2006
Senate Immigration Reform Bill Passes, But Contains Provisions That Put Refugees at Risk The Senate passed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611) by…
May 25, 2006
The highest-ranking U.S. military officer yet to testify in a detainee abuse case took the witness stand on Wednesday, called by the defense in a…
May 24, 2006
Human Rights First is honored to have once again co-sponsored the Human Rights Defenders Policy Forum with The Carter Center here in Atlanta.
President Carter…
May 24, 2006
The prosecution moved a lot more swiftly than had been anticipated and finished its case today. Dave Dishneau of the AP reports on some of the events from…