Wrong side of history on detainees?
Op-ed published in Politico As protesters challenge authoritarian regimes across the Middle East, the Obama Administration needs to reassess its own policies and commitment to human rights in the...
View ArticleNew Legislation Would Help Restore U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection
Washington, D.C. – Today Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Refugee Protection Act of 2011. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Carl Levin (D-MA), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), and Dick Durbin (D-IL)....
View ArticleTwo Wrongs Don’t Make a Right: Escaping Torture for the Agony of Detention
As a General Programs intern at Human Rights First’s Washington, DC office, I am lucky enough to have many opportunities to attend hearings, seminars, and events on behalf of staff members who are...
View ArticleTen years after 9/11, Congress Is Still Terrified and We’re No Safer
Crossposted from the Huffington Post A month from now, we will mark the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. In addition to memorial gatherings and speeches, we’re sure to hear politicians vowing “never...
View ArticleObama and Karzai Talk, but the Fate of 3000 U.S. Prisoners in Afghanistan...
Crossposted from Huffington Post It’s nice to hear that President Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai today to congratulate him on the birth of his new daughter. Among other subjects that...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Indefinite Military Detention in the United States. Really.
Crossposted from Huffington Post Brilliant legal minds have been debating the arcane details of proposed amendments to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act for the last 48 hours or so, but I’m...
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