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Indecent Haste
Tom Parker is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. This is his second post. Another theme has emerged at the pre-trial military commission…
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Non-Traditional Interrogation
Tom Parker is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. This is his first post from the ground. The military commissions currently being revived…
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Omar Khadr pre-trial hearings: It is underway
By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Neve is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. This is his third in a…
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USA: We find the defendant NOT guilty. Now lock him up!
Is this America or the Twilight Zone? According to Amnesty International’s new report, President Obama’s new rules for military commissions at Guantanamo allow for a defendant who is found NOT…
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Observing the Trial of Omar Khadr
Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada and Gitmo researcher is on the ground and reporting live on the Omar Khadr trial at Guantánamo Bay
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No Security Without Human Rights
By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Neve is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. I’ve arrived at Guantánamo Bay and…
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Musician Tom Morello wants to thank you!
Our 10,000 Against Torture campaign is now over. You've helped us achieve extraordinary results, with 90,000 actions to stop illegal detention and ensure accountability for torture - including mailing 283…
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Justice for 9-11 victims shouldn’t involve military commissions
Originally posted to McClatchy Newspapers By Talat Hamdani, Amnesty International Activist My son, New York Police Department cadet Mohammad Salman Hamdani, was one of the brave souls who died on…
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How Attacks on DOJ Attorneys Affect You
You might wonder why a person who works on refugee and migrants' rights is blogging about the attack on Department of Justice attorneys who previously represented Guantanamo detainees. In fact…
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The Cancer of Democracy
The take-no-prisoners approach to counterinsurgency adopted by the Sri Lankan government in 2009 was hailed in many corners as evidence that letting the military off the leash was more effective…
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Book Him Danno
Last week Attorney-General Eric Holder wrote to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Christmas Day 2009. A plainly…
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Death at Camp Delta
On the evening of June 9, 2006, three inmates of the Guantanamo detention facility known as Camp Delta, Salah Ahmed al-Salami, Mani Shaman al-Utaybi and Yasser Tala al-Zahrani, were found…