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3 Things You Can Do To Stop Indefinite Detention & Close Guantanamo
Congress is poised to force through the NDAA, a disastrous bill that would legalize indefinite detention, keep Guantanamo open and hinder fair trials. Here are 3 things you can do…
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Jon Stewart Takes on Guantanamo and the NDAA
The Daily Show called out President Obama and Senators on the NDAA, a bill that would keep Gitmo open and entrench indefinite detention as standard.
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Welcome to the War
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the US Senate essentially makes the law of war apply on US soil. Frighteningly, US citizens could lawfully be killed by the…
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Veto NDAA
Following the U.S. Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Adotei Akwei, managing director of government relations for Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement: "The passage of…
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Ethiopia, Tanzania & Zambia: Arrest Former President Bush for Torture
No person, however high the office they may have held, should be above the law. The war on terror does not justify ignoring international law and there is no expiration…
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Senate's Disastrous New Detention Bill
The new National Defense Authorization Bill (S1867) presented to the Senate by the Armed Services Committee is a disaster for civil liberties and human rights.
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Internment in the US? Not on Our Watch
The proposed National Defense Authorization Act proposes a return to McCarthy era internment and threatens our security, human rights, and values.
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One of Guantanamo's Forgotten Prisoners
Shaker Aamer, a former UK resident of Saudi descent, has been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 10 years. He was cleared for release in 2007 but is…
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As Rendition Victim Takes Case Against Lithuania to European Court, Amnesty International Reiterates its Call for Secret Prisons Investigation
Lithuania’s failure to investigate its role in the U.S.-led rendition program has forced an alleged victim of secret detention to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights,…
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Top Ten Reasons to Write for Rights
It only takes one person to make a difference. Here are our top ten reasons to Write for Rights.
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Dudley Do-Wrong
Canada’s reputation as a global champion of human rights has been diminished as George Bush and Dick Cheney visit the country with impunity despite torture allegations.
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Stop the Ayotte Amendment and Support Fair Trials
Senator Kelly Ayotte has introduced a dangerous new amendment to the Senate floor that would bar all foreign terrorism suspects from federal trials.