Human Rights

Prisoner Transfers Out of Iraq

According to news reports, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has transferred about a dozen non-Iraqi prisoners out of Iraq in the past 18 months. Their destination has not been made known. The news reports say that the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has prepared a draft legal opinion that would authorize the CIA to take Iraqis out of the country for brief periods of interrogation, and permanently to remove persons deemed to be illegal aliens under "local immigration law." [1]
 
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8
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23
Author: 
Frederic L. Kirgis
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The Use of White Phosphorus Munitions by U.S. Military Forces in Iraq

Stimulated by allegations made in an Italian television documentary,[1] a worldwide controversy has developed concerning the use of white phosphorus (WP) munitions by U.S. military forces during the assault on Fallujah, Iraq in November 2004. An important part of the controversy involves accusations that the use of WP munitions in Fallujah violated international law. This Insight examines the international legal aspects of the use of WP munitions by U.S. military forces in Iraq.
 
Background to the Controversy
 
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9
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37
Author: 
David P. Fidler
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Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Upholds French Ban on Full Face Veil (July 1, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On July 1, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) issued its judgment in S.A.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Publishes Report on Freedom of Expression and the Internet (June 27, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 27, 2014, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a

African Court on Human and People’s Rights Denies Reparations in Mtikila Case (June 13, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 13, 2014, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (the Court) issued its