New report on the abuse of material witnesses law

In a joint report, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union documented abuses of the US material witness law to detain indefinitely Muslim men in the “war on terror”....

Chile: Mapuche leaders acquitted of terrorism charges

On 22 July six Mapuche leaders were acquitted of terrorism charges by a criminal court in Temuco, southern Chile. The indigenous leaders stood accused of forming a terrorist organization to advance claims to their ancestral land. Pursuant to a ruling of the Supreme...

USA: Senate debates Republican proposal on interrogation policies

Republican Senators led by Senator McCain proposed new legislation to prohibit interrogation techniques that amount to torture or ill-treatment. The proposal also bars techniques of interrogation not authorized by the Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation...
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