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Human Rights Watch Calls for Detention Reform to Prevent Sexual Abuse

By | 08.25.10 | 11:39 am

Days after the ACLU called for additional protections against sexual abuse of immigrant detainees, Human Rights Watch issued a report today demanding Congressional action to improve detention center conditions. The calls come after the Aug. 19 arrest of a former guard at the T. More…

Untested Military Commissions Face Challenges

By | 12.22.09 | 6:00 am

In February 2004, Ubrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi was charged with conspiring with al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere to attack and murder civilians and destroy property. The government claimed that al Qosi was an armed guard and driver for Osama bin Laden going back More…

One ‘Recidivist’ Ex-GTMO Detainee Tortured Into Confessing He ‘Returned’ To Terrorism

By | 05.21.09 | 3:19 pm

So claims Human Rights Watch in a press release.

The former detainee, Rasul Kudaev, has been held for more than three years in pretrial detention in Nalchik, a city in southern Russia, where he is accused of participating in an October 2005 armed uprising against the local government. Human Rights

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NY Times Supports Federal Court Trials for Gitmo Detainees

By | 11.24.08 | 6:01 am

The New York Times’ Sunday lead editorial is devoted to how the new Obama administration can and should close down Guantanamo Bay shortly after Barack Obama assumes the presidency on Jan. 20.

The Times draws on the detailed recommendations of Human Rights Watch, which More…