NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem, Sr Senate Intelligence Committee’s report says CIA abuse violated ‘U.S. law, treaty obligations, and our values.’ Journalists, experts and human rights advocates say that torture program under the Bush administration […]
NOVANEWS Legal experts and human rights advocates says prosecutions must follow Senate’s report on CIA torture as president says grave violations of domestic and international law should be kept “where they belong—in the past” by: Jon […]
NOVANEWS From black sites to #BlackLivesMatter, it’s time to end impunity for criminals with badges. by: Shahid Buttar (Photo: Shane T. McCoy/Wikimedia) There’s no better way for Washington to commemorate Human Rights Day than by letting […]
NOVANEWS By: عمر سعيد The Nadeem Center for the management and rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture reported the incarceration of 600 children between the ages of 14 and 17 in a Central Security Forces camp […]
NOVANEWS By Noel Brinkerhoff While the media parsed the details of the Senate committee’s report on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torturing of detainees last decade, the Obama administration was fighting in court to prevent documents from another […]
NOVANEWS By: Reprieve In the wake of a new report on US abuses post-9/11, calls have been renewed for the return of a British resident held without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay for the […]
NOVANEWS By Kim Petersen No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. — Article 5 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 Anthony D. Romero, the executive […]
NOVANEWS by Ray McGovern, “I want you to listen to me,” said George Tenet lunging forward from his chair, his index finger outstretched and pointed menacingly at CBS’ Scott Pelley, “We don’t torture people; we don’t torture […]
NOVANEWS In the wake of a new report on US abuses post-9/11, calls have been renewed for the return of a British resident held without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay for the past 13 […]
NOVANEWS Graphic new details of the post-9/11 U.S. torture program came to light Tuesday when the Senate Intelligence Committee released a 500-page summary of its investigation into the CIA with key parts redacted. The report […]