We found 755 results for “Accountability”.
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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…
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U.S. Contributes to Afghan Fair Trial Violations
April 10, 2008
NEW YORK, April 10, 2008– The United States government contributes to violations of fair trial standards in Afghanistan by failing to provide sufficient evidence in…
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Haynes to Cooperate with Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry
April 7, 2008
Newsweek reports that William Haynes, the former general counsel at the Pentagon who had a key role in crafting policies that led to torture and…
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Release of 2003 Torture Memo Critical First Step in Accountability
April 2, 2008
Kevin Lanigan is the Director of the Law and Security program at Human Rights First. The following statement is his response to the release of…
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Finally Some Accountability? DOJ to Investigate Waterboarding
February 22, 2008
Today, the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility wrote to Senator Durbin and Senator Whitehouse announcing an investigation into the authorization of the use…