Osama bin Laden's death, and the unjustifiable defense of torture and Guantánamo
Andy Worthington explains why bin Laden's death is no excuse for "reviving" a "debate" in America about Guantanamo and torture.
Iraq – Morocco – Afghanistan – Pakistan: the rendition and torture of Hassan Ghul
With each rendition flight, Ghul was subjected to the standard CIA practice of sensory deprivation which included having goggles placed on top of cotton wool on his eyes, a hood over his head and earphones while having his arms and legs chained together.
New evidence about prisoners held in secret CIA prisons in Poland and Romania
New revelations from Poland unearth more than was previously known about the secret CIA prisons in Poland and Romania. Andy Worthington reports.
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International human rights breaches - State accountability v State immunity
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Legal seminar: Preserving the rule of law: taking a risk
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Extradited to a future of torture: the reality of solitary confinement in America
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Spying and Entrapment
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Starving for justice
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Are Muslims active enough in the fight against Guantanamo?
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Guantanamo: 100 days of hunger strike - Template Khutba
For exactly 100 days today, Guantanamo detainees have been on hunger strike,…
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Muslim students discriminated against in the UK
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Help Lynne Stewart, civil rights lawyer for Muslim defendants, stay alive
Lynne Stewart is a prominent civil rights lawyer who’s now facing the prospect of death on the inside.
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How your Schedule 7 swab could help get your family arrested
Have you ever been swabbed under Schedule 7 or in any criminal…
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Why haven't you signed the Shaker Aamer petition?
What do you see when you read the name? I often…