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Approved Interrogation Guidelines May Be Enabling Abuses at Undisclosed Bagram Detention Facility

When President Obama signed an Executive Order on his second day in office mandating a uniform standard for all US interrogations, the human rights community was relieved and gratified. Years of advocacy to end torture and abuse of detainees had finally paid off. There was still a lot of work to be [...]

Close Gitmo and Close the Torture Loopholes

In today’s New York Times, former Air Force interrogator Matthew Alexander highlights a problem that most Americans have missed: The Obama Administration has not fully outlawed abusive interrogation techniques. Not only must we close Guantanamo Bay, we must close the loopholes that allow torture.
The President’s Executive Order a year ago which established the [...]

The Role of Health Professionals in Bush-Era Torture

On Wednesday, just after the Senate Armed Services Committee released its report on the Bush Administration’s torture program, Firedoglake hosted a live online chat with Nathaniel Raymond, Director of PHR’s Campaign Against Torture. Firedoglake’s Christy Hardin Smith introduced the online discussion, saying:
As the details spill out, again and again two names keep appearing — James Mitchell and [...]

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