Momentum on accountability issues continues to build
It has been a busy week with developments on multiple fronts concerning the abuse of detainees held in the War on…
February 27, 2009
Vigilance Alone is Not Enough
The big news today is the announcement from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) that his committee plans…
February 26, 2009
Major General Backs Torture Commission
Major General Antonio Taguba speaks with Salon.com about why he supports a commission to examine torture: "You can't sweep unlawful…
February 25, 2009
Money for Nothing
The death penalty costs money – more money than the alternatives – and, as Wonkette notes “basically every state in the…
February 25, 2009
New Amnesty report calls for comprehensive arms embargo on Israel and Hamas
Amnesty International released a report today 'Fuelling conflict: Foreign arms supplies to Israel/Gaza' calling for a comprehensive arms embargo on…
February 24, 2009
Ma Khin Khin Leh is Free!
After serving nearly 10 years of a life sentence in Myanmar (Burma), prisoner of conscience and long-time AIUSA priority case…
February 24, 2009
Hope and Change? U.S. makes $900 million pledge to Gaza
Yesterday, the U.S. State Department leaked an upcoming pledge of $900 million to reconstruct Gaza and support the Palestinian Authority. …
February 24, 2009
Azerbaijan: Popular Website “Temporarily” Closed
First they came after dissenting newspapers such as Realni Azerbaijan. Then they came after foreign broadcasts such as BBC and…
February 22, 2009
Egypt vs. the Bloggers
Days after Egyptian authorities went after one blogger critical of the government's policy on Gaza and human rights, they're now…
February 21, 2009
Calls Grow to Investigate Bush Detention Policies
Yesterday a coalition of 18 leading human rights organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute…
February 20, 2009
Under Fire: White Phosphorus, Civilians, and Arkansas
Israeli army 'using white phosphorus' - 12 January 2008 White phosphorus, often supplied by the US, has accounted for approximately…
February 19, 2009
"What went on here?" : U.S. Lawmakers Assess the Damage in Gaza
In the first congressional visit since Hamas was elected in 2006, Representative Brian Baird from Washington, Rep. Keith Ellison from…
February 19, 2009