We found 739 results for “Accountability”.
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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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China Shield’s Sudan in the Security Council After ICC Prosecutor’s Report
December 1, 2007
The government of Sudan continues to evade its legal obligations to arrest and surrender two individuals indicted by the International Criminal Court for multiple counts…
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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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State Secrets Privilege Trumps Accountability in Rendition Case
October 10, 2007
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided not to take up the case of a man who was allegedly kidnapped and tortured by the CIA in a case of…
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The Bush Administration’s Interrogation Policies Rejected
October 8, 2007
Following last week’s revelation of the existence of new torture memos, there has been a lot of public conversation about American interrogation policy. Overwhelmingly, Americans…
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Human Rights Leaders from More than 20 Countries to Meet September 6 and 7 in Atlanta to Discuss Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Role of Faith in Advancing Rights
August 31, 2007
ATLANTA — Leading human rights defenders from more than 20 countries will meet here September 6 and 7 at a forum sponsored by Human Rights…
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NYT: Support the Troops by Ending Detainee Abuse
August 30, 2007
Today’s New York Times editorial page reacts to the accountability gap remaining after the verdict this week in the last of the Abu Ghraib trials: The need to be…
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Abu Ghraib Accountability Gap
August 29, 2007
Yesterday’s verdict in the trial of Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan means that no one in the Army’s upper ranks will be imprisoned for the…
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Abu Ghraib Trial Fails to Close the Accountability Gap
August 23, 2007
In today’s Washington Post, Dana Milbank illustrates how the trial of Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan currently taking place at Fort Meade isn’t shedding any more light on…
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Asylum News 55
July 1, 2007
GAO Finds Lack of Phone Access for Detainees On July 6, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report entitled “Alien Detention Standards.” GAO had been…
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Human Rights First Statement on the Opening of the Trial of Charles Taylor
June 4, 2007
“Taylor’s trial is significant because it shows that even very powerful figures, including heads of state, can be held accountable for crimes against humanity. These…
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Human Rights First and ACLU Express Disappointment at Dismissal of Rumsfeld Torture Case
March 27, 2007
NEW YORK – A federal judge today dismissed a case brought by nine Iraqi and Afghan former detainees for the torture they suffered in U.S.…