WASHINGTON -- An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer trying to revive a torture lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and thre...
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011
The virtue of a "torture warrant," like that of the ACLU's proposed "killing warrant," is that it requires articulation of standards, visibility of actions and ultimate approval by democratic institutions.
AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — A judge for a second time has denied efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union to force the CIA to release names and documents re...
Slate | Dahlia Lithwick | Posted 05.25.2011
For close to a year now, the Obama administration has been playing judicial Whac-a-Mole over accountability for Bush administration torture policies. ...
Alice Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011
Corporal punishment causes pain, humiliation, and in some cases deep bruising or other serious injury; it also can have long-lasting psychological consequences.
Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011
Today was supposed to be the day that the Justice Department -- after two delays -- released an unclassified version of the CIA Inspector General's 2004 Report into the interrogations of "high-value detainees."
Washington Post | Del Quentin Wilber | Posted 05.25.2011
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement ...
Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011
Sadly, our celebrity-obsessed world is unlikely to pay much attention to the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, as the death of Michael Jackson dominates headlines.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011
Until we take off our blindfolds, until we truly hold accountable those who authorized these heinous acts, we will continue to endanger not only ourselves, but our troops.
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011
As some liberals make the case against a Special Prosecutor, the lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memos push back and explain why prosecutions are the only response.
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011
As has been pointed out by journalists, human rights lawyers and critics, President Obama has continued -- and continues to defend -- some of the Bush administration's most repressive "War on Terror" policies.
Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011
This week, the Obama administration will face its second significant courtroom test of the president's pledges to end unwarranted secrecy about the wo...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011