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Torture
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The Right Coast
WaterboardingMike Rappaport
So is it torture? What really is it? The descriptions don't seem to be adequate. Take a look at this video demonstrating it. I feel like I have a better…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judgment Against Haitian Death Squad Leader
HAITIAN DEATH SQUAD LEADER ORDERED TO PAY $19 MILLION TO TORTURE SURVIVORSJUDGE AWARDS DAMAGES TO THREE WOMEN FOR TORTURE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY(NEW YORK, October 25, 2006). Emmanuel “Toto” Constant,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Comment on The Torture of Jose Padilla
Ben Davis [University of Toledo College of Law] comments on the treatment of Jose padilla by teh U.S. government:"Lawyers for Jose Padilla recently (October 4) filed in the United States…
ImmigrationProf Blog
DOJ retreats from Gonzales disavowal of responsibility for Arar deportation
A US Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesman retreated Wednesday from comments made earlier this week by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the case of Canadian Maher Arar in which…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judgment Against Haitian Death Squad Leader
Annoucement from the Center for Justice & Accountability:Dear Friends of CJA,We are pleased to announce that we won a judgment against notorious Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel "Toto" Constant. After…
ImmigrationProf Blog
$300,000 Recovered in Torture Case
OVER $300,000 SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED FROM FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE FOUND LIABLE FOR TORTURE OF THREE SALVADORANSSan Francisco, CA: With the judgment against him now final, former Salvadoran Minister of Defense…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More Calls for the Closure of Gitmo
Diane Amann recently published "The Committee Against Torture Urges an End to Guantánamo Detention" in American Society of International Law's Insight. Here is an excerpt:International criticism of post-September 11 antiterrorism…
TortsProf Blog
Putting the “Tort” in “Torture”
...that's the idea of this Jurist piece by Richard Seamon of Idaho: The near-total absence of remedies for U.S. sanctioned torture does not reflect a determination by Congress or the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
$54M Verdict Upheld Against Salvadoran Generals
Atlanta, GA: Jan. 6, 2006. The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a $54.6 million jury verdict against Generals Jose Guillermo Garcia and Carlos Eugenio Vides…
ImmigrationProf Blog
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ASKED TO STOP “EXTRAORDINARY RENDITIONS” BY U.S. AGENTS
The United States government practice of "extraordinary renditions" is a violation of international laws against torture that is resulting in 'crimes against humanity," according to a complaint filed November 23rd,…