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Although Ahmed Ghailani's lawyer today made a valiant effort to argue that his client's conviction in November should be reversed, he will have an uphill battle convincing a very skeptical federal judge.
Has the United States adopted a new policy of "proxy detention" of U.S. citizens by countries that engage in torture?
When I decided to fast in solidarity with the Witness Against Torture group in Washington D.C., I thought I had little hope of lasting more than a day. But on day five, I remain determined.
Increasingly, it seems that Americans who've traveled to Yemen at some point have been detained abroad, where they're subjected not only to aggressive questioning by U.S. officials but also to brutality by the U.S. allies detaining them.
Two presidents have called for Guantánamo Bay Prison's closure to preserve the U.S.'s safety, and yet today, nine years after the first load of prisoners arrived there, 173 prisoners remain.
Since 9/11 the US government has sacrificed freedom, civil liberties and human rights for safety and security. But this reordering of priorities has not made our world any safer.
While the U.S. may legitimately ask questions of passengers flying to or from Yemen, is it outsourcing those interrogations to countries known to engage in torture?
As Carl ignites the blow torch a cat's cry is heard. It is one of the most sickening moments of scripted television entertainment in recent memory.
The cables present evidence that this administration has been tampering with other countries' legal systems to prevent prosecutions against government employees for committing human rights abuses.
As we spend time and rejoice with our friends and family this New Year's Eve, let us pause for a moment to remember the thousands of people being tortured in American prisons, including Bradley Manning.
Last month was not exactly a Patrick Henry moment for Mitch McConnell when, in essence, he said: "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me tax breaks for the very rich or death to all other worthy legislation".
Human rights advocates have significant new sources of information to hold the United States accountable. The transparency, which Wikileaks has broug...
When the subject of torture in the abstract is broached, the conversation tends to wend its way toward the terrorist and the ticking time-bomb scenari...
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.
The US would do better to promote national security by respecting international law and holding those who violate it accountable, rather than threatening other countries for doing so.
The state of civil liberties and national security in the United States is alarming. In the American Empire, the former are routinely crippled or lacerated in the false name of the latter.
