Torture Report

Ten Questions for Harold Koh About Torture and U.S. Compliance With its Legal Commitments

Larry Siems | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Siems

We should be asking the Obama administration about the status of U.S. compliance with its domestic and international commitments on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment.

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Time to Reckon with Torture

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Azadeh Shahshahani

This past February, I was at a hearing in the Georgia House Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee to testify against a measure that would have had the ...

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White House Vs. CIA: "Profanity-Laced Screaming Match" With Panetta Over Torture Report

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CIA Director threatened to quit over an potential criminal investigation of CIA torture, ABC News reported Monday. A "profanity-laced screaming match...

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Jason Linkins

Release of 'Holy Grail' Torture Document To Be Delayed

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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About a month and half ago, we made note of the way the stars seemed to be aligning for the release of ex-CIA Inspector General John Helgerson's class...

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2004 CIA Inspector General Torture Report's Release Delayed Again

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was supposed to be a magical day: the day when, in response to an agreement reached in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the...

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Graham Cites Debunked News Story As Proof Torture Works

The Plumline | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hmm, not a great moment. While directing hostile questioning at a witness during the Senate torture hearing, GOP Senator Lindsey Graham cited an infam...

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Jason Linkins

White House Preparing To Release "Holy Grail" Torture Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Sargent's done an exceptional job plumbing this Washington Post piece from R. Jeffrey Smith, entitled "Hill Panel Reviewing CIA Tactics." Look a...

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Red Cross Report: How Many Others Were Tortured?

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Committee of the Red Cross's blistering, confidential 2007 report on the CIA's secret prisons is now available online, Web-published...

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Red Cross Described 'Torture' At CIA Jails

Washington Post | Joby Warrick, Peter Finn and Julie Tate | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Committee of the Red Cross concluded in a secret report that the Bush administration's treatment of al-Qaeda captives "constituted t...

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