Anthony S. Barkow [voluntary consultant, Human Rights First]: “The fair administration of criminal justice requires prosecutors to exercise their power and discretion to do justice and defense lawyers who are zealous and effective. I was in Guantanamo Bay late last month to observe pretrial hearings in the case of United States vs. Mohammed Jawad [HRF [...]
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica
Brennan Linsley/AP Photo
Last week, we wrote about the latest resignation of a Gitmo military prosecutor. The officer, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, complained in an affidavit that the government hadn’t given the defense all “potentially exculpatory evidence.”
Vandeveld had been scheduled to prosecute the case of Mohamed Jawad, who was captured as a [...]
”I am a resolute Catholic and take as an article of faith that justice is defined as reparative and restorative,” he wrote, “and that Christ’s most radical pronouncement — command, if you will — is to love one’s enemies.”
By Stephen Soldz & Brad Olson
The movement against U.S. torture experienced a significant victory last week. The members of the American Psychological Association [APA] rejected the policies of their leadership, policies that abetted the Bush administration’s program of torture and detainee abuse. By a vote of 59%, the members passed a referendum stating that APA [...]
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Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV
[Presenter] National and foreign organizations for protection of journalists have described the condition of journalists in Afghanistan as shocking. They also demanded an unconditional release of Afghan journalist Jawid Ahmad, who is currently being detained in the US Bagram prison. Mariam Asi [...]
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