We found 697 results for “Accountability”.
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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…
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Experts to Discuss Enhancing Accountability for Private Security Contractors at War
February 7, 2008
Washington—A distinguished panel– including a former Chief Judge of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, the authors of a landmark new report and a…
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Department of Justice Continues to Ignore Violent Crimes Committed By Private Security Contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan
January 16, 2008
NEW YORK, Jan.16, 2008—The Department of Justice’s systematic failure to hold private security contractors operating in Iraq and Afghanistan criminally responsible for acts of excessive…
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European Governments Must Do More to Tackle Hate Crimes
December 17, 2007
TEL AVIV – A majority of European governments get a poor grade in their efforts to tackle violent hate crimes, according to Human Rights First’s…
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ICC Prosecutor Reports on Sudan’s Obstructionism
December 6, 2007
Prosecutor’s Report On December 5, 2007, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, delivered a report to the Security Council detailing the failures…
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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…