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Deprivation and Despair: The Crisis of Medical Care at Guantánamo
The Center for Victims of Torture, along with Physicians for Human Rights, released a joint report today finding that Guantánamo’s medical care system has long been broken in…
Citizens to the UN: Investigate Our “Torture Chambers in the Sky”
On behalf of the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT), a citizen-initiated truth panel, we just submitted a 35-page communication to 10 U.N. Special Rapporteurs…
The Early Edition: June 26, 2019
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Did Trump and His Team Successfully Obstruct Mueller’s Investigation?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller found “numerous links” between Russia and the Trump campaign that are deeply troubling, but the evidence was insufficient to establish a violation…
The Early Edition: June 25, 2019
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Annie Donaldson is Not the President’s “Alter Ego”
It could almost be a bar exam question. Under the Executive Branch theory that the president’s senior aides are “absolutely immune” from appearing before Congress, which…
Top Expert Backgrounder: Aborted U.S. Strike, Cyber Operation Against Iran and International Law
"It is difficult to definitely conclude that the proposed U.S. kinetic strikes would have been valid exercises of self-defense."
U.K. Court Nixes Saudi Arms Sales–What it Means for the US and Other EU Countries
The court ruled, in essence, that in making decisions on arms sales, the U.K. government could no longer ignore uncomfortable facts. The result also could provide guidance to other…
The Early Edition: June 24, 2019
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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 17-21)
U.S.-Iran. Cyber warfare (US-Russia), Impeachment, Surveillance, election interference, and this: the scientific community’s involvement in China’s apartheid system against…
Asking the Right Question on Iran, Al-Qaeda and the AUMF
The President and senior members of his administration are trying to skew a critical public debate by framing it inaccurately. The stakes—including a potential new war in the…
The Early Edition: June 21, 2019
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