On AlterNet: secret prisons

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Iranian Women Prisoners Detail Torture: 'Death Was Like a Desire'

Center for Investigative ReportingJune 14, 2011.

In a series of secretly recorded interviews, female prisoners disclose stories of horrific abuse during Iran's 2009 Green Revolution.

Disturbing Report Uncovers Torture, Indiscriminate Killing of Afghan Civilians Under Obama

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. February 1, 2010.

An investigative report by Anand Gopal paints a gruesome picture of surprise night raids by U.S. forces, as well as the killing and random detention of civilians.

Under Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. Conducts Night Raids, Runs Hidden Detention Centers

Anand Gopal, TomDispatch.com. January 28, 2010.

Violent night raids and killings in Afghanistan have become official U.S. policy under Obama.

"We Can Make Him Disappear": Immigration Officials Are Holding People In Secret, Unmarked Jails

Jacqueline Stevens, The Nation. December 19, 2009.

In addition to publicly listed field offices and detention sites, ICE is holding prisoners in 186 unlisted, unmarked locations, many in suburban office parks or commercial spaces.

'These People Fear Prosecution': Why Bush's CIA Team Should Worry About Its Dark Embrace of Torture

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 11, 2009.

The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the fallout from the Red Cross' shocking report on CIA torture and its serious legal implications.

War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.

Immigration: No More Secret Prisons

Julie Greene, Huffington Post. February 24, 2009.

Across the United States, tens of thousands of immigrants are being held in detention facilities that violate basic standards of humanity.

Iraqi MP to UN: Investigate Iraq's Secret Prisons

Middle East Online AlterNet: PEEKOctober 31, 2008.

Sunni MP Mohammad Al-Dainy says there are over 400 prisons, controlled by the Iraqi government and the U.S. military.

Poland Investigating Claims of CIA Secret Prison

Andrew Gilmore, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2008.

The prison was reportedly part of the U.S. government's "extraordinary rendition" (a.k.a. kidnap and torture) program.

Disappearing In Secret Pakistani and US Prisons

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 19, 2007.

Sound familiar? A lawless government engages in unlawful arrests; people just disappear and are held in secret prisons for years, without charges...