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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues including the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes

Declassified U.S.–El Salvador documents expose a shaky legal cover and continued U.S. control over detainees in CECOT, raising questions about complicity in potential abuses.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), accompanied by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) (L) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) (2nd-L)

In Congress, a Welcome, But Flawed, Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture

The El Salvador 502B resolution risks falsely drawing distinctions about the applicability of human rights based on immigration status.
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele

The Dirty Deal with El Salvador

What’s known about the agreement between the United States and El Salvador when it comes to CECOT prison, and why sworn testimony may be needed to fill in the gaps.
In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the gates of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

The Trump Administration’s Recent Removals to El Salvador Violate the Prohibition on Transfer to Torture

US and international law prohibit transferring or removing any person when there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be at risk of certain serious human…
Afghan burqa-clad women walk past a Taliban security personnel along a street in Jalalabad

Suing the Taliban at the ICJ Over Abuses of Afghan Women Isn’t a Panacea. Countries Must Do More Now.

Beyond suing the Taliban and awaiting a potential ICJ case, the international community should meaningfully act on women's rights now.
A group of protestors by the gates of the Sde Teman military base in Israel.

A Model Leahy Law Legal Memo on Assistance to Israeli Security Forces

A model Department of Defense action memo illustrates what a faithful application of the Leahy law to an alleged gross human rights violation in Israel would look like.
The photo shows one side of a makeshift straw hut on the left, with a crowded line of people standing on the dirt ground. The line extends to the right, and the people wear a mix of traditional flowing robes or western-style clothing in a multitude of colors and flip-flop sandals. The donkey in the foreground clearly also is emaciated.

Sudan’s War Victims Survived Killings; Now They Face Starvation

Children dying in a camp in southern Sudan shows the toll as the warring parties willfully obstruct food and other aid.
A courtyard in the Abu Ghrab is shown with prisoner cells on the sides. The photo is taken from behind a gate.

Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors’ Landmark Win Gives Hope for Alien Tort Statute Cases

The Al Shirmari verdict may help other plaintiffs chart a path to navigate the Supreme Court’s constraints on Alien Tort Statute cases.
A photo shows a building with beige siding and a banner hanging below a window with a seal and the words "Office of Military Commissions."

How Much (or How Little) Does the Biden Administration Want Justice in the 9/11 Case?

Secretary of Defense Austin's actions to reverse a plea deal for three defendants at Guantanamo may further jeopardize the prosecution's case.
In the foreground, a hand gives money from a wallet to another open hand. In the background, a blurred image of a man crouching.

Sanctioning Human Trafficking Under the Global Magnitsky Program

This latest set of sanctions is a promising development, particularly as the State Department signaled its intent to prioritize using the Global Magnitsky program to address forced…
A U.S. soldier stands with his head down in front of a hallway of prison cells.

Abu Ghraib Dejà Vu

As torture victims from the Abu Ghraib prison return to U.S. federal court, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Xenakis discusses need for accountability.
Ukrainian refugees leaves Zurich Airport after landing from Krakow in a plane chartered by a Swiss millionaire at Zurich Airport, on March 22, 2022.

Fair and Fast Asylum Processing: Lessons from Switzerland

The central premise of the successful Swiss reforms – that fairness, contributes, rather than detracts from efficiency – holds valuable lessons for other countries that want…
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