On AlterNet: geneva conventions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "geneva conventions"
Nahal Zamani, Blog of Rights. July 28, 2009.
The harsh force-feeding of hunger strikers is a form of cruelty and mistreatment that continues to this day at Guantanamo.
The American Red Cross, June 22, 2009.
We must make sure the future generation of leaders develops a respect for international law.
John Byrne, Raw Story. May 30, 2009.
A stunning admission from General David Petraeus reveals that the US may have violated international law.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Video. May 29, 2009.
The Man Called Petraeus isn't towing the GOP party line. Will they say he betrayed them?
Tom Hayden, TheNation.com. May 20, 2009.
Allegations emerge that Gen. Stanley McChrystal oversaw secret prisons that violated human rights laws.
John Sifton, The Daily Beast. April 13, 2009.
Leon Panetta's attempt to suppress the issue of CIA torture is turning Bush's policy into the Obama administration's dirty laundry.
Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. January 24, 2009.
With the Army Field Manual likely to become the new standard for interrogation, the truth behind it is more crucial than ever.
Center for Constitutional RightsJanuary 22, 2009.
Under Bush, executive orders meant shredding the Constitution. It's uplifting to see them used to set things right.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. November 29, 2008.
Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough."
Alex Gibney, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 29, 2008.
For starters, Condi Rice admitted last week that the Bush administration knew about "harsh interrogations" as early as 2002.
David Cole, Mother Jones. September 26, 2008.
Support Barack Obama all you want, but don't assume a Democratic president will relinquish the sweeping authority imbued by the Bush administration.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 18, 2008.
The latest charges brought forth at Gitmo are an alarming reminder of the misplaced zeal of the Military Commissions.
Mel Frykberg, IPS News. August 27, 2008.
As peace negotiations supposedly continue, there are approximately 430,000 Israeli settlers residing illegally in the West Bank.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. August 13, 2008.
Until now, the Bush administration has said it has the right to hold "enemy combatants" without charge or trial. The Hamdan sentence says otherwise.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 25, 2008.
As the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan continues, justice and logic remain in short supply.
Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. July 21, 2008.
Salim Hamdan, the suicidal and delusional prisoner who was once a chauffeur for Osama bin Laden, is being tried by Military Tribunal.
ElCatire, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 17, 2008.
The supposed rescue operation earlier this month may have put humanitarian workers at risk around the world.
Eric Umansky, ProPublica. July 17, 2008.
The investigative reporter who connected the dots on detention, rendition and torture, discusses her new book, The Dark Side.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 2, 2008.
The ruling in Parhat v. Gates invokes Lewis Carroll: "the fact the government has 'said it thrice' does not make an allegation true."
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. June 23, 2008.
As Congress pieces together the White House torture program, former Army General Antonio Taguba condemns Bush's "systematic regime of torture."
The NationJune 8, 2008.
In a letter to Congress, human rights leaders urge Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stop funding torture in the so-called "war on terror."
Frida Berrigan, AlterNet. May 30, 2008.
Protesters were convicted of "unlawful free speech" for peaceful demonstrations on behalf of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Emily Wilson, AlterNet. May 17, 2008.
In his new documentary, Errol Morris revisits Abu Ghraib, asking tough questions about what was and wasn't revealed in those famous photographs.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. May 13, 2008.
It's not just administration officials who should be targeted for sanctioning torture. The lawyers who advised them should be prosecuted too.
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. June 8, 2007.
The Military Commissions Act, which denies basic due process protections, including the right to habeas corpus, is a disgrace. But an even bigger disgrace is the concentration camp the United States maintains at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
