• Guantanamo Ten Years On
    Jan 10, 2012

    Find out why Guantanamo remains open and how US counter-terrorism policy is threatening rights at home and abroad. With HRW's Andrea Prasow and Baher Azmy of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

  • Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Indefinite Detention Legislation
    Oct 21, 2011
    The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects. Human Rights Watch, along with the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First, released this video today showing that such legislation would repeat broadly recognized mistakes of the past.
  • Film Festival Preview: Conflict and Terrorism
    May 20, 2011

    Amy Costello speaks with HRW's Andrea Holley about two documentaries that take on controversial issues of terrorism in times of conflict. They're playing at the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film festival, which opens in New York on June 16.

  • It Happened Here: New Yorkers for 9/11 Justice
    Nov 5, 2010
    New Yorkers for 9/11 Justice support trying the men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks in federal district court in New York. The federal court system has a long track record of prosecuting terrorism suspects and has successfully convicted more than 400 people for terrorism-related offenses since 9/11. Only six cases have been completed in the military commissions system. Unfortunately, on April 4, 2011, the Obama administration announced that it would try these men in military commissions in Guantanamo instead of US federal court.
  • Swat and Beyond -- Rights Watch #9
    Jun 4, 2009

    The Talibanization of Pakistan reaches beyond the Swat Valley. And there's been a sudden change in the Obama administration’s policy on Guantanamo. With HRW's Ali Dayan Hasan and Stacy Sullivan.

  • Closing Guantanamo -- Rights Watch #7
    May 4, 2009

    The end of Guantanamo may be near, but it's still not clear what steps the Obama administration will take to close the prison. With the voices of former detainees and HRW's Stacy Sullivan and Letta Tayler.

  • Obama's Report Card -- Rights Watch #6
    Apr 24, 2009

    The CIA torture memos and President Barak Obama's counterterrorism reforms in his first 100 days. With HRW's Stacy Sullivan.

  • Unwelcome in Yemen
    Mar 29, 2009

    Human Rights Watch interviewed former Guantanamo detainees in Yemen. These men say they're struggling to rebuild their lives -- and they're looking for help from the United States. Jessie Graham reports.

  • Somalia Conflict Escalates
    Nov 13, 2008

    Human Rights Watch says failed US policy has escalated the conflict in Somalia. Jessie Graham reports.