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Stop Press
The pretrial hearings in the Omar Khadr case ended last week on two particularly sour notes. First, in a profound blow to the credibility of the Military Commissions process the…
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Interrogator Admits to Using Rape Scenario as Fear Tactic
The last day of Omar Khadr’s pre-trial military commission hearing held over the past two weeks here at Guantánamo ended with a breakthrough for the defense team when they called…
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New technology demonstrates extreme lack of progress in Gulf Coast reconstruction
Technology has been a driving force as of late, to document a variety of things related to human rights from political violence in Kenya, to the oil spill in the…
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I Would Like the Firing Squad, Please
Ronald Lee Gardner faces execution on June 18 in Utah. The media has zeroed in on the fact that he has chosen the firing squad as his method of execution -…
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Desi Spotlight Series: Drishtipat
This posting is part of our Desi Spotlight Series. It's time for another in my very irregular series featuring the amazing work of South Asians in the United States working…
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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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Curbing my enthusiasm over a presidential pardon
Yesterday, on World Press Freedom Day, the Sri Lankan government announced that President Rajapaksa had pardoned J.S. Tissainayagam (often referred to as "Tissa"), a Sri Lankan journalist who had been…
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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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Not-so-happy Cinco de Mayo
While many people in the US will be enjoying margaritas and nachos this evening in honor of the Mexican holiday, for the Women of Atenco, it's not a joyful day.…
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Check Out Our New Video on Chad
Last week, we told you about the need for UN peacekeepers to stay in eastern Chad to help protect refugees and IDPs. We also sent an open letter to Secretary…
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Egypt: Sweeping Reform Needed to Protect Workers' Rights
Egypt workers were on the move this weekend, with significant ramifications we hope for the future of human rights in that country. Just weeks after a court order forced the…
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Human Rights: Time to Practice What We Preach
Originally posted on HuffingtonPost.com In a recent speech to the American Society of International Law (ASIL) the legal advisor to the State Department, Harold Koh, stressed the "most important difference"…