News & Commentary about Human Rights

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Mar 13, 2012
CIA: We Do Not "Concede or Not Concede" that Waterboarding is Illegal

Mar 9, 2012
In Court Today: CIA Claims That Torture Technique Is an “Intelligence Method” Exempted From FOIA
Mar 8, 2012
Counting On Us: Release of New Civil Rights Data Is the First Step in Helping Our Kids

Mar 6, 2012
Ƶ Lens: New York Times Highlights Data Showing Harsh Discipline for Minority Students and Students with Disabilities

Feb 16, 2012
Add Your Voice to Doug Liman's Upcoming Movie "Reckoning With Torture"

Feb 7, 2012
10 Years Later: Our First Step Toward Torture

Jan 24, 2012
The Internal Investigations on Abuse the CIA Doesn't Want Anyone to See

Jan 24, 2012
Accountability for Torture Still the Goal, Still Elusive