http://www.usawatch.org/ en-us 2006-08-14T23:21:02-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002670.html August 14,2006 | LOS ANGELES -- Four Iranian brothers who were detained for more than three years after the 2001 terrorist attacks filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court, claiming they were held on false pretenses during an FBI investigation.... Arbitrary Detention marga 2006-08-14T23:21:02-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002633.html The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners, according to U.S. officials and a... Impunity marga 2006-08-09T10:06:40-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002629.html United Press International August 5, 2006 Declassified files show Vietnam war crimes LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Newly declassified Army files confirm U.S. atrocities in Vietnam were much more extensive than previously reported, with at least 320 alleged incidents.... Vietnam marga 2006-08-08T06:23:36-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002575.html CSI Welcomes New Anti-Slavery Legislation by Rep. Chris Smith to Combat Slavery in Sudan WASHINGTON: Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes legislation introduced last week by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) to combat slavery in Sudan. If it becomes law, Smith's bill... Slavery & Forced Labor marga 2006-08-02T15:38:03-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002477.html July 12, 2006 White House Says Terror Detainees Hold Basic Rights By MARK MAZZETTI and KATE ZERNIKE WASHINGTON, July 11 — The White House conceded on Tuesday for the first time that terror suspects held by the United States had... Guantanamo marga 2006-07-12T22:40:39-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002435.html July 04,2006 | BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi lawmakers blasted the United States on Tuesday over an alleged rape-slaying case, while a southern governor said he was resigning amid fears Iraqi forces cannot handle security once coalition troops transfer responsibility there... marga 2006-07-04T21:14:59-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002409.html From the NY Times: "The Supreme Court today delivered a sweeping rebuke to the Bush administration, ruling that it exceeded its authority by creating tribunals for terror suspects that fell short of the legal protections that Congress has traditionally required... Guantanamo marga 2006-06-29T16:29:27-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002257.html From the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty: As many of you may know, we are fighting a serious death penalty reinstatement effort in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin General Assembly has approved legislation that would put a nonbinding referendum on... Death Penalty marga 2006-05-11T08:25:12-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002189.html Lawyer: Secret Plane Originated in Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - By JAN SLIVA Associated Press Writer April 25,2006 | BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A lawyer for six Guantanamo Bay prisoners told a European... Renditions marga 2006-04-25T22:14:15-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002171.html SOA Watch has a new flash animation "recruitment ad" that is quite well done. check it out at: http://www.soaw.org/new/flash.html... School of Americas marga 2006-04-18T10:07:40-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002156.html Iraqi Interior Minister denies running Shia death squads By Kim Sengupta, The Independent Published: 13 April 2006 A 150,000-strong private security force, raised and trained by the US, is linked to the murderous death squads stalking Iraq, the country's Interior... Iraq marga 2006-04-13T14:28:53-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002148.html http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asylum7apr07,0,1899462.story?coll=la-headlines-california From the Los Angeles Times Jailed 4 1/2 Years in Land of the Free In 2001, a Sri Lankan was arrested at the U.S. border and labeled a security threat. A court found the case absurd. By H.G.... Immigration & Asylum marga 2006-04-07T10:38:37-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002147.html The EFF is suing AT&T as it has discovered that it's diverting all its internet traffic into the NSA, so that the NSA can illegally search it. In other words, the NSA is reading *all private communications* between individuals. Even... Internet Issues marga 2006-04-07T09:48:16-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002122.html USA: Front companies used in secret flights to torture and "disappearance" Amnesty International today released a new report which exposes a covert operation whereby people have been arrested or abducted, transferred and held in secret or handed over to countries... Renditions marga 2006-04-05T11:14:11-08:00 http://www.usawatch.org/archives/002121.html CBS Cameraman Is Acquitted by Iraqi Court - - - - - - - - - - - - By VANESSA ARRINGTON Associated Press Writer April 05,2006 | BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Iraqi cameraman working for CBS News was acquitted... Iraq marga 2006-04-05T08:49:34-08:00