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Retired Admirals and Generals Visit The Citadel to Speak about U.S. Interrogation Policy and the Geneva Conventions

January 11, 2008

Charleston, SC – Retired military leaders will meet at The Citadel to discuss U.S. interrogation policy and the importance of the commander-in-chief setting the highest…

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Criminal Investigation of CIA Tape Destruction Not Enough

January 2, 2008

New York – “We welcome the decision to launch a criminal investigation into the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes,” said Elisa Massimino, Washington Director…

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Retired Generals, Admirals To Meet With Presidential Candidates on Torture, Prisoner Treatment Policies

November 29, 2007

DES MOINES, IA. — Retired Generals and Admirals with backgrounds in combat operations, intelligence, law and medicine will hold individual meetings this weekend in Des Moines…

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RETIRED GENERALS AND ADMIRALS TRAVEL TO IOWA TO MEET WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ABOUT TORTURE AND PRISONER TREATMENT POLICIES

November 20, 2007

DES MOINES, IA. –– Retired generals and admirals with backgrounds in combat operations, intelligence, law and medicine will meet here with presidential candidates in December…

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HRF Opposes Judge Mukasey’s Nomination for Attorney General

November 1, 2007

NEW YORK—Human Rights First (HRF) today announced its opposition to the confirmation of Judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general, citing his continued refusal to recognize…

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Thailand Should Charge or Release Suspected Insurgents

October 28, 2007

NEW YORK— Human Rights First urged the Thai government to ensure that more than 300 Malay Muslims from southern Thailand detained in army “vocational training” camps…

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‘Criminal Minds’ Wins Human Rights Award for Portrayal of Interrogation

October 15, 2007

New York – This evening Sam Waterston of Law and Order presented Andrew Wilder, the writer/producer of Criminal Minds, with Human Rights First’s inaugural Award for Excellence in Television,…

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Harassment by Russian Authorities Another Attempt to Avert Investigation of Politkovskaya’s Murder

October 5, 2007

NEW YORKHuman Rights First criticized the Russian government’s harassment of organizers and participants in events planned to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of…

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