• Justice on Trial
    Commentary
    May 9, 2012

    Andrea Prasow writes on Huffington Post regarding the significance of the military commission arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

  • US: ‘Targeted Killing’ Policy Disregards Human Rights Law
    Written statement
    May 1, 2012
    Human Rights Watch responded to a statement made by chief US counterterrorism advisor John Brennan on April 30, 2012, that sought to clarify and justify the US use of aerial drones in targeted killings in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere.
  • US: Transfer CIA Drone Strikes to Military
    Press release
    Apr 20, 2012
    Remarks by a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official suggesting the agency is not legally bound by the laws of war underscore the urgent need for the Obama administration to transfer command of all aerial drone strikes to the armed forces.
  • Canada: Don’t Let Bush Get Away With Torture
    Press release
    Oct 12, 2011
    The Canadian government should investigate possible criminal charges against former US President George W. Bush for his role in authorizing the torture of detainees. Bush is scheduled to visit to Surrey, British Columbia on October 20, 2011.
  • Letter to President Obama: Clarify Alleged CIA Role in Detention and Interrogation in Somalia
    Letter
    Sep 20, 2011
    We write to express serious concern about allegations made in recent articles published in The Nation magazine and The New York Times that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is involved in detention, interrogation, and transfer operations in Somalia that may violate domestic and international law.
  • Secret Intelligence Documents Discovered in Libya
    Commentary
    Sep 9, 2011
    Human Rights Watch discovered in Tripoli tens of thousands of archived documents containing evidence of crimes – such as the US and UK governments’ complicity in torture – committed during Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s rule.
  • The books aren't closed on Bush's torture policy
    Commentary
    Jul 11, 2011
    President Obama’s policy toward the Bush administration’s use of torture has been one of splitting the difference — Obama ordered an end to further torture but largely avoided investigating, let alone prosecuting, what Bush administration officials had done.
  • Letter to President Obama Seeking Recognition of Those Who Opposed Torture
    Letter
    Jun 16, 2011
    Formally commending those who rejected torture would send a necessary message that torture is -- and will always be -- inconsistent with who we are as a nation.
  • Letter to Obama on Targeted Killings and Drones
    Letter
    Dec 7, 2010
    We write to ask that your administration provide greater clarity about its legal rationale for targeted killings, including the use of Unmanned Combat Aircraft Systems (drones), and the procedural safeguards it is taking to minimize harm to civilians.
  • Time to Clean House on Torture
    Commentary
    Dec 3, 2010
    As WikiLeaks reveals how the US has covered the CIA's dirty tracks, the Obama administration must hold officials to account.