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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/19/afghan12319.htm
Accounts from detainees at Guantánamo reveal that the United States as recently as last year operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where detainees were subjected to torture and other mistreatment.
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST
Afghanistan
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/16/usdom12311.htm
Congress Would Allow Evidence Obtained by Torture Even as the U.S. Congress has passed a prohibition against the use of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, it is set to adopt legislation that would strip the judiciary’s ability to enforce the ban, Human Rights Watch warned today.
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/09/usint12191.htm
An article today in the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza quotes a Human Rights Watch researcher concerning alleged CIA interrogations in Poland and Romania. Human Rights Watch has not reached final conclusions about CIA operations in eastern Europe.
Fri, 9 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, International
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/07/usdom12165.htm
(New York, December 8, 2005) – The U.S. Secretary of State's statement yesterday about U.S. obligations under international law does not answer key outstanding questions about the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, Human Rights Watch said today.
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/05/usint12147.htm
Remarks at Start of Europe Visit Leave Concerns Unanswered In remarks at the start of a five-day trip to Europe, the U.S. Secretary of State mischaracterized the U.S. government’s “rendition” of terrorist suspects to make it appear lawful, Human Rights Watch said today.
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, International
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/30/usdom12113.htm
List of Detainees Published by Human Rights Watch The United States is holding at least twenty-six persons as “ghost detainees” at undisclosed locations outside of the United States, Human Rights Watch said today, as it released a list naming some of the detainees. The detainees are being held indefinitely and incommunicado, without legal rights or access to counsel.
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/30/usdom12117.htm
On Friday, December 2, the United States will conduct the 1000th execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/21/usdom12069.htm
Statements by Goss Contradict U.S. Law and Practice Porter Goss, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has made misleading statements about the CIA’s use of torture and mistreatment of detainees, Human Rights Watch said today.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/09/usdom12006.htm
Amicus Curiae Brief Highlights Negative Impact on Public Health Interventions by Mandatory Anti-Prostitution Pledge In an Amicus Curiae brief issued today, Human Rights Watch and 22 organizations stated that USAID’s mandatory anti-prostitution pledge “runs counter to U.S. and internationally recognized public health practice, and human rights standards protecting the right to health.” The groups expressed concern that the anti-prostitution pledge precludes recipients of U.S. funds from using the best practices at their disposal to prevent HIV/AIDS among populations at high risk of HIV/AIDS, and serves to stigmatize those populations.
Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, Domestic
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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/07/usint11995.htm
The Washington Post reported on November 3, 2005 that the United States has used secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere to illegally hold terrorist suspects without rights or access to counsel. Citing U.S. government concerns, the article did not identify the locations in Eastern Europe.
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST
United States, International
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