We found 667 results for “Accountability”.
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Yet Again U.S. Special Forces Escape Criminal Punishment for Torture and Death of Afghan Detainees
January 29, 2007
Instead of bringing criminal charges, military commanders chose to reprimand two Special Forces soldiers accused of involvement in the torture and death of Afghan detainees…
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Statement on the Execution of Saddam Hussein
January 2, 2007
Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, but his execution was the culmination of a legal process that…
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In Torture Case Against Rumsfeld, Lawyers Cite ‘Widespread Pattern’ of Abuse, Need for Accountability
December 6, 2006
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First today argued before a federal court that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should be…
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Conviction Overturned in Murder of Indonesian Human Rights Leader Munir
October 5, 2006
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today called for a new investigation after Indonesia’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the only person serving time for…
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Military Commissions Act of 2006 Defies U.S. Constitution, Violates Fundamental Rights
September 28, 2006
Human Rights First today denounced the Military Commissions Act of 2006, passed yesterday by the House and today by the Senate. By passing this law,…
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President Bush’s Press Conference on Military Commissions and National Security, September 15, 2006
September 15, 2006
Application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions What the President said: “Common Article 3 says that…there will be no outrages upon human dignity.…
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President Bush’s Speech on Military Commissions and National Security, September 6, 2006
September 8, 2006
On Wednesday President Bush delivered an important speech outlining the administration’s plan for the detention, interrogation and prosecution of security detainees, including terrorist suspects. In…
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Human Rights First to Brief United Nations Human Rights Committee
July 14, 2006
WHAT: Human Rights First’s international legal director, Gabor Rona, will be in Geneva this week ahead of U.S. testimony before the Human Rights Committee, a…
Sentence Imposed
June 2, 2006
Sgt. Cardona had faced a maximum of 3 1/2 years prison time for dereliction of duty and assault, the two counts for which he was…
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U.S. Must Clarify Commitment to Abide by McCain Ban on Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
May 5, 2006
(New York, May 5, 2006) – The United States’ opening presentation before the U.N. Committee against Torture failed to make clear the United States’ commitment…
More Than 600 U.S. Personnel Implicated in Detainee Abuse
April 25, 2006
Two Years After Abu Ghraib Photos Human Rights Groups Release First Comprehensive Accounting of Torture and Abuse Major Investigative Gaps and Scant Accountability (Washington, D.C.,…
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Secretary Rice Must Raise Human Rights in Dialogue with Indonesia
March 10, 2006
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to raise human rights issues with Indonesian officials when she visits the…