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Afghanistan: Situation of Foreign Fighters Must be Addressed (New York, December 14, 2001) -- The international community must find solutions for dealing with captured foreign fighters and their families in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. December 14, 2001 Press Release United States: Rights Group Denied Jail Access (Washington, December 14, 2001) -- The Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) have denied Human Rights Watch access to detention centers that hold people arrested in relation to the September 11 terrorist investigation. December 14, 2001 Press Release U.S.: Waiver Needed for War Crimes Court (New York, December 10, 2001) - European Union governments should quickly express their opposition to the new American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA), passed by the U.S. Senate on December 7, Human Rights Watch urged in a letter to E.U. foreign ministers today. December 10, 2001 Press Release Europe Should Oppose U.S. Law on War Crimes Court (New York, December 10, 2001) - European Union governments should quickly express their opposition to the new American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA), passed by the U.S. Senate on December 7, Human Rights Watch urged in a letter to E.U. foreign ministers today. December 10, 2001 Press Release Due Process Protections Afforded Defendants A Comparison between the Proposed U.S. Military Commissions and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia December 4, 2001 Graphic U.S.: Military Commissions Can't Compare to International Courts Due Process Standards Much Lower for Proposed U.S. Trials (New York, December 4, 2001) Judicial standards permitted by a new presidential order on military commissions would be significantly lower than those at war-crimes courts established by the United Nations, although the U.S. administration has claimed they are similar, Human Rights Watch said today. December 4, 2001 Press Release Afghanistan: Three Afghan Commanders Should Be Prosecuted (New York, December 3, 2001) -- Human Rights Watch today urged the United States and Britain to take immediate measures to ensure that three Afghan Taliban commanders alleged to have committed international crimes be held by an outside independent authority until they can be prosecuted before an impartial tribunal. December 3, 2001 Press Release Landmines: Almost Half of Korea Mines in U.S. (Washington, December 3, 2001) Nearly half of the antipersonnel mines retained by the United States for use in Korea are actually stored in the United States, Human Rights Watch revealed today. The need to keep these antipersonnel mines to defend South Korea is regularly cited by U.S. officials as a key reason for the U.S. not joining the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. December 3, 2001 Press Release U.S.: Ensure Protections for Foreign Detainees (New York, November 30, 2001) -- Human Rights Watch today reiterated its call to the U.S. government to respect the fundamental rights of individuals detained in connection with investigations into the September 11 attacks. Most of those detained are from the Middle East and South Asia, including 208 from Pakistan. December 1, 2001 Press Release Afghanistan: U.S. and U.K. Should Provide Logistic Support for Detention of Captured Fighters With fighting in Kandahar intensifying , Human Rights Watch today issued an urgent appeal to all anti-Taliban forces to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners in their custody. December 1, 2001 Press Release Past U.S. Criticism of Military Tribunals (Washington, November 28, 2001) Under President Bush's November 13th Executive Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be detained, tried, convicted and even executed without a public trial, without adequate access to counsel, without the presumption of innocence or even proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and without the right to appeal. November 27, 2001 Special Focus Memorandum for U.S. Policymakers on Landmines It is our understanding that the U.S. is undertaking a review of current landmine policy and issues, coordinated by the National Security Council with input from the Department of Defense and Department of State. November 21, 2001 Memorandum U.S.: Pentagon Mine Policy Rollback (Washington, DC, November 21, 2001) The Pentagon is proposing to roll back U.S. policy on antipersonnel mines, Human Rights Watch said today. November 21, 2001 Press Release The Legal Prohibition Against Torture The U.S. government has admitted detaining some 1,100 people in the United States as part of its response to the attacks of September 11. The U.S. Department of Justice has refused to release the names of those detained, the locations where they are being held, any criminal or immigration charges filed or other basis for their detention, or the names of their attorneys. November 20, 2001 Background Briefing Torture Not an Option (New York, November 20, 2001) Human Rights Watch today issued a detailed rejection of the suggestion made by some commentators that torture or the involuntary administration of "truth serums" should be permitted against September 11 detainees who are suspected terrorists or who may have information about them. November 20, 2001 Press Release |
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