News Source: The Guardian
| 2 years ago
America's much abused moral authority As former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo, I know that until the US rights the record on torture, its human rights calls ring hollow Once upon a time, Americans across the political spectrum were united behind
News Source: Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 2 years ago
Saudi teenager Abdulrahman Saeed lives in one of the richest countries in the world, but his prospects are poor, he blames his education, and it's not a situation that looks like changing soon. "There is not enough in our curriculum," says Saeed, 16,
News Source: Truthout
| over 2 years ago
Wolfowitz Directive Gave Legal Cover to Detainee Experimentation Program Thursday 14 October 2010 by: Jason Leopold and Jeffrey Kaye, t r u t h o u t Investigative Report In 2002, as the Bush administration was turning to torture and other brutal
News Source: Truthout
| almost 3 years ago
He had confessed to overseeing the distribution of supplies to al-Qaida fighters battling U.S. forces in Afghanistan, even describing the routes where pack mules hauled the packages. But a federal judge rejected Fouad Mahmoud Al Rabiah's confessions,
News Source: Charlotte Observer Online
| over 3 years ago
A yearlong review of evidence against men who are being held as terrorism suspects at Guantanamo has concluded that most of them should be released or transferred to third countries. The review has angered human rights advocates, however, by
News Source: Truthout
| over 3 years ago
Andy Worthington, t r u t h o u t Report A declassified ruling by a federal court judge reveals that Fouad al-Rabiah, an innocent Kuwaiti prisoner who was ordered released from Guantanamo last week, was brutally tortured into making false
News Source: Press TV
| over 3 years ago
The veteran activists rushed out the announcement of the Association for Civil and Political Rights as the government was trying to stifle the move by questioning potential signatories, AFP reported Monday. "They have started interrogating people who
News Source: Times of Oman
| over 3 years ago
A group of veteran Saudi activists launched a new political and human rights association on Monday while saying the government is already trying to stifle the move. Eleven activists sent a declaration about the creation of the Association for Civil