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.
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 16, 2008. Public Radio's The Takeaway reduces Gitmo detainees' suffering to "which would you rather" discussion of torture songs.
Ben, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 15, 2008. David H. Remes says that humiliation is just one of the ways that his clients are being abused.
Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008. A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.
yave begnet, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 24, 2008. The U.S. is committing human rights abuses in the name of freedom and democracy.
Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008. A Public Defender representing seven Gitmo detainees shares misgivings about the Supreme Court decision upholding habeas corpus.
Deirdre Jurand, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 2, 2008. Binyam Mohamed was detained in Pakistan and allegedly tortured at the behest of the Bush Administration. He could be executed if convicted.
Frida Berrigan, AlterNet. May 30, 2008. Protesters were convicted of "unlawful free speech" for peaceful demonstrations on behalf of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Sanjay Suri, IPS News. May 29, 2008. From police tasers to Gitmo, a recent report by Amnesty International takes the United States to task on human rights.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 29, 2008. The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners.
Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 21, 2008. Detainees were kept awake for long periods, deprived of food and forced to endure cold, just prior to questioning by Chinese interrogators.
Mike Rosen-Molina, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 19, 2008. Salim Hamdan, who plans to boycott his trial, has been in U.S. custody since 2001 when he was accused of working as Osama Bin Laden's driver.
Bernard Hibbitts, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 12, 2008. Critics of the military commission system say a federal judge's ruling provides new grounds to attack a rigged and unjust system.
Ben Wizner, Daily Kos. April 30, 2008. An ACLU lawyer observes the military commission hearing in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who is boycotting the proceedings.
Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. April 14, 2008. It remains to be seen whether there will be any fallout from the news that the country's top officials signed off on torture. Don't rely on the press.
