Iraqi Government Killing Civilians in Fallujah
Doctors, residents and NGO workers in Fallujah are accusing the Iraqi government of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" that have occurred as a result of its ongoing attack on the city.
US War Crimes: The Continuing Deterioration of Women’s Rights in Iraq
“The regression in women’s situation is so devastating that she has reached the bottom of human needs. Just to survive.”
The following text published by the Brussells Tribunal is Haifa Zangana’s presentation to the European Parliament in Brussels on 29 January 2014.
Project: How Did the U.S. Destroy Iraq?
When will the U.S. destruction of Iraq end? This month, as we're speaking to students who were in middle school, or younger, when the Bush regime invaded Iraq 11 years ago, we're launching a crowd-sourced effort to tell the story of more than 20 years of U.S. aggression against the Iraqi people.
Examining and Understanding the Arrest of Moazaam Begg, Former Guantanamo Prisoner and Human Rights Activist
Moazaam Begg was captured in 2002 in the western imperialist “war on terror”. The British citizen of Pakistani descent was held for a time at Bagram Airforce Base in Afghanistan and then transferred to Guantanamo Bay Detention Center where he was detained without charge or trial for three years before he was released and repatriated to the U.K.
Ethics of Hunger Strikes and Forced Feeding
Chicago World Can't Wait | March 2, 2014On February 27, World Can’t Wait Chicago was part of a coalition effort to screen Doctors of the Dark Side and host a panel to discuss it. February marks the one year anniversary of the hunger strike at Guantanamo so the Chicago Coalition to Shut Down Guantanamo wanted to dig more deeply into the ethical and legal questions it poses. The event surpassed many of expectations. All three speakers added depth and specific information to what was already a powerful film.
Nationwide Protests to Mark Two Years Since Unjust Killing of Trayvon Martin
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“Hoodies Up! Targets Held! We're Standing Up! No More Murder of Black Youth!”
Nationwide Protests to Mark Two Years Since Unjust Killing of Trayvon Martin Wednesday February 26
Cornel West and Carl Dix Say: All Out for February 26—No More Murder of Black Youth!
The refusal of the system to convict Michael Dunn for murdering Jordan Davis is an outrage.
Obama's Drone "Reforms"—More Assassinations, More War Crimes
Last May 23, in a major speech on the "war on terror," President Barack Obama claimed he was instituting new, more extensive legal oversight of U.S. drone strikes, and repeated his commitment to "due process." Obama's speech was, in part, a response to the widespread global outrage at his escalation of drone strikes (four times the number conducted by George W. Bush), the tensions that these had created between the U.S. and its allies, as well as what Obama acknowledged were the "constitutional issues" raised by the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki and three other American citizens in drone strikes—in other words, profound issues of legality and legitimacy.
In Open Letter, Major Obama Supporters Call for Action to Close Guantánamo as Promised
In a sharply-worded open letter to President Obama, 42 prominent figures in the legal community in Illinois — retired lawmakers and judges, as well as working lawyers — have criticized the president for his failure to close the “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo, as he promised to do on his second day in office in January 2009.
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