A major human rights organization claims it has uncovered evidence indicating that the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush conducted "illegal and unethical human experimentation" and research on detainees in CIA custody. The group, Physicians for...
Guantánamo Deaths in 2006 Won’t Go Away
A leading good-government group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to disclose details of its investigation into the deaths of three Guantánamo prisoners in 2006. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Wednesday sent a Freedom of Information...
Wednesday: 1 U.S. Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed; 31 Iraqis Wounded
Canada’s ‘Whole Freaking Government’ Approach in Afghanistan
"Bonded in the crucible of the Kandahar mission, a new group of civil servants has emerged as the government's go-to team for the most challenging and dangerous assignments of the day. Tougher, faster, more flexible, and more networked, these officials epitomize...
Judge Rules Yemeni’s Detention at Guantánamo Based Solely on Torture
On Feb. 24, as I reported in "The Black Hole of Guantánamo," Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. granted the habeas corpus petition of Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, a Yemeni who was seized crossing the border from Afghanistan to Pakistan in December...
Guantanamo Detainee Ordered Freed
After nine years in captivity, a U.S. federal court has ordered the release of a Guantanamo prisoner once described as the "highest-value detainee at the facility" – and set off a firestorm of protest from Republican lawmakers. Federal District Judge...
Study: Two-Thirds of Boys in Afghan Jails Are Brutalized
Nearly two of every three male juveniles arrested in Afghanistan are physically abused, according to a study based on interviews with 40 percent of all those now incarcerated in the country's juvenile justice system. The study, carried out by U.S. defense attorney...
Families Sue Over Guantánamo Deaths
The families of two prisoners who died at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are asking a federal court to reconsider its ruling dismissing their lawsuit, which seeks to hold federal officials and the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture,...
EU Selling Torture Equipment
BRUSSELS - Equipment designed for torturing prisoners is still being exported from European Union (EU) countries despite a four-year-old ban on such trade, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The human rights group has found that companies active in...