• A view of a site where two bombs exploded, in Makhachkala, Dagestan on May 4, 2012.
    © Reuters / Abdula Magomedov
    Russia: Heinous Attack on Civilians
    The fatal bombing that occurred in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, on May 3, 2012, is an abominable crime for which there is no justification.
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  • Yemen’s Other Crises
    May 22, 2012
    When the Friends of Yemen group meets Wednesday in Riyadh, representatives from the US, the EU and Gulf states are likely to focus on this week’s suicide bombing in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, that killed nearly 100 soldiers and shook the fledging transition government. But international attention should not only be focused on al Qaeda and its affiliates—the need to hold human rights violators to account and a deepening humanitarian crisis should also be high on their agenda.
  • Justice on Trial
    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.

  • Russia: Heinous Attack on Civilians
    May 4, 2012
    The fatal bombing that occurred in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, on May 3, 2012, is an abominable crime for which there is no justification.
  • What Libyan Rebels Could Teach Obama About the Rule of Law
    Dec 22, 2011
    A Congress that cannot agree on many things that Americans want came together last week to approve something virtually no one was demanding: It decided to give the United States military the authority to arrest and imprison suspected terrorists, potentially even on U.S. soil, and to allow the government the permanent power to detain without trial people suspected of involvement in terrorism.
  • US: President Should Veto Detainee Bill
    Dec 1, 2011
    US President Barack Obama should hold firm on his promise to veto a bill passed by the Senate on December 1, 2011, which contains provisions on the detention of terrorism suspects that would undermine US counterterrorism efforts. The administration had previously outlined objections to the detainee provisions in the bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2012, and threatened a veto if the problems were not addressed.
  • Canada: Intelligence Service Accused of Libya Interrogations
    Sep 28, 2011
    A Libyan-Canadian citizen who was imprisoned for eight years by the Muammar Gaddafi government says that agents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) were among foreign agents who interrogated him while he was in Libyan custody for suspected terrorist ties.
  • Canada: Investigate Cheney for Role in Torture
    Sep 24, 2011
    The Canadian government should be prepared to bring criminal charges against former US Vice President Dick Cheney for his alleged role in the torture of detainees when he visits Vancouver on September 26, 2011.
  • Morocco: Marrakesh Bombing Abhorrent
    Apr 29, 2011
    The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights.
  • Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
    Apr 18, 2011
    The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad antiterrorism laws.
  • US: Military Commission Trials for 9/11 Suspects a Blow to Justice
    Apr 4, 2011
    The Obama administration’s decision to prosecute the five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States before a military commission is a serious setback for justice. Reversing his November 2009 announcement that the men would be tried in federal court in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on April 4, 2011 that the suspects will face trials before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay.
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