Torture Victim Protection Act

Mike Sacks

Supreme Court Finds Palestinian Authority Immune From Torture Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The family of a Palestinian American killed while in the Palestinian Authority's custody cannot sue the organization, the Supreme Court ...

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The Hypocrisy (and Holes) in U.S. Torture Laws

Valerie Brender | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Brender

What happens when a country with a strong constitutional and statutory history of bringing torturers to justice suddenly discovers that its officials were the perpetrators?

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Is There a War Criminal Living in Your Backyard?

Pamela Merchant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pamela Merchant

If you live in our nation's capitol, one of your neighbors is Mohamed Ali Samantar, the former Minister of Defense for Somalia under the brutal Siad Barre regime. Is he above U.S. law?

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