A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light A Human Rights Court Gives Torture the Green Light
In refusing to block the extradition of terror suspects to the US, the European Court for Human Rights has condoned a brutal regimen of long-term solitary confinement.
Sep 26, 2012 / Jeanne Theoharis and Saskia Sassen
For Julian Assange, Justice Foreclosed For Julian Assange, Justice Foreclosed
The imperatives of the national security state override the possibility that Assange could face a fair investigation in his sex crimes charges.
Aug 29, 2012 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World
A Tanzanian man was detained and tortured by US officials in Afghanistan on suspicion of terror. But he was completely innocent.
Jul 6, 2012 / Press Room
Obama’s Kill List: Silence Is Not an Option Obama’s Kill List: Silence Is Not an Option
Liberals raised a ruckus over Bush’s abuses. Let’s hold this president to the same standard.
Jun 6, 2012 / The Editors
International Criminal Court on Trial in Kenya International Criminal Court on Trial in Kenya
Has the ICC struck a blow against impunity or heightened tensions—or both?
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Karen Rothmyer
If Charles Taylor Can Be Tried for War Crimes, Why Not Kissinger? If Charles Taylor Can Be Tried for War Crimes, Why Not Kissinger?
The former Liberian dictator abetted the atrocities of a proxy army. Henry Kissinger did the same in Indonesia/East Timor.
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Reed Brody
Genocide on Trial in Guatemala Genocide on Trial in Guatemala
Finally, after years of persistent effort by courageous women activists, one of the world’s most brutal dictators has been indicted.
Feb 29, 2012 / Laura Carlsen
Of Deserts and Promised Lands: The Dream of Global Justice Of Deserts and Promised Lands: The Dream of Global Justice
Jenny Martinez and Kathryn Sikkink offer conflicting histories of the ascendency of international courts.
Feb 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison? Why Did an Asylum Seeker to the US End Up in a Liberian Prison?
The US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led innocent deportees to be jailed and maligned in their home countries.
Jan 31, 2012 / Feature / Deepa Fernandes and Abdulai Bah
Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture Jeremy Scahill: No Accountability for US Torture
Despite Obama's claims that closing Guantanamo would take priority on his agenda as president, infamous Bush-era policies have quietly expanded under his administration.
Aug 5, 2011 / Countdown