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Apr 11, 2013

Urgent White House Action Needed to Avert Guantánamo Human Rights Crisis

Urgent White House Action Needed to Avert Guantánamo Human Rights Crisis

Apr 10, 2013

U.S. Must Work to End Human Trafficking, Modern-Day Slavery on Government Contracts

U.S. Must Work to End Human Trafficking, Modern-Day Slavery on Government Contracts

Apr 9, 2013

International Body Slams U.S. Solitary Confinement Practices

International Body Slams U.S. Solitary Confinement Practices
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Apr 9, 2013

Seeking Justice through the U.N. Human Rights Committee

Seeking Justice through the U.N. Human Rights Committee
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Apr 5, 2013

International Human Rights Body Seeking Answers on U.S. Civil and Political Rights Record

International Human Rights Body Seeking Answers on U.S. Civil and Political Rights Record
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Apr 1, 2013

CIA to Promote Head of "Black Site" Where Torture Occurred?

CIA to Promote Head of "Black Site" Where Torture Occurred?

Mar 18, 2013

"Zero-Tolerance" on Trafficking Must Mean What It Says

"Zero-Tolerance" on Trafficking Must Mean What It Says

Mar 14, 2013

New York Subjects Prisoners to Solitary as a Disciplinary Tool of First Resort

New York Subjects Prisoners to Solitary as a Disciplinary Tool of First Resort

Mar 13, 2013

The Sad State of Solitary in Florida: Is There Hope for this Human Rights Violation?

The Sad State of Solitary in Florida: Is There Hope for this Human Rights Violation?

Mar 12, 2013

American Torture and the 'Heroic Imagination'

American Torture and the 'Heroic Imagination'