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Relligious Leader Calls Torture the First Major Scandal of the 21st Centrury
September 19, 2008
Here’s David Gushee writing in the Associated Baptist Press. Opinion: Torture: Our first major 21st-century scandal By David Gushee Friday, 19 September 2008 (ABP) — The…
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Countries Shipping Arms to Sudan May Violate Genocide Convention
July 11, 2008
NEW YORK—By naming Sudan’s president as a suspect in the commission of genocide in Darfur today, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has…
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Rights Groups Based in All G8 Countries, Sudan Call on Nations’ Leaders to Advocate Against Darfur Violence at July Summit
June 19, 2008
NEW YORK, June 19, 2008 – An international coalition of over 40 nongovernmental organizations from all eight countries represented by the G8 called today on…
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Security Council Takes Important Step ‘Towards Ensuring Justice and Accountability’ in Darfur
June 16, 2008
New York, NY – In a move applauded by Human Rights First, the Security Council issued an unprecedented presidential statement today challenging the Government of…
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New Video: Eyewitnesses Implicate Sudanese Minister in War Crimes
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 diplomats…
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House Panel Votes to Authorize Subpoena of Vice President’s Chief of Staff
May 6, 2008
Looks like we may finally be starting to see Congress demand some accountability from the Bush Administration for its use of torture. From Reuters: A Democratic-led…
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What Congress Should Do Next
May 5, 2008
Here’s the Washington Post‘s take: Coming Clean on Torture What Congress should do next Monday, May 5, 2008; A16 THE BUSH administration took a positive step last…
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Helen Thomas Stays on the Case
May 5, 2008
Helen Thomas continues to call the Bush Administration on its lies about torture. Check out her piece in today’s Albany Times Union where she pointedly asks what Congress, the…
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“Justice for Darfur” Campaign Launched
April 25, 2008
(The Hague, April 27, 2008) One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights…
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ACLU And HRF Ask Circuit Court To Reconsider Rumsfeld Torture Case
April 25, 2008
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First (HRF) today filed an unusual motion in federal court in an effort to…
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Letter to the Editor: Seeking Accountability for Bush Admin’s Torture Policies
April 23, 2008
A letter to the editor from Human Rights First President Michael Posner appears in today’s New York Times: Those Leaders Who Enable Torture To the…
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The New York Times Calls for Accountability
April 21, 2008
Editorial The Torture Sessions Published: April 20, 2008 Ever since Americans learned that American soldiers and intelligence agents were torturing prisoners, there has been a…