By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Now that the Supreme Court upheld the government’s ban on the use of four letter words on TV, and radio, here’s a question for them: when will they ban torture?
Yes, of …

By Ray McGovern | consortiumnews
The prose of the recently leaked report of the International Committee of the Red Cross on torture seems colorless. It is at the same time obscene — almost pornographic.
The 41-page …

By Joe Trippi
Earlier today, one of the most courageous men I’ve ever met, Roy Bennett, was abducted by police and was seen being taken to Marondera, one of Robert Mugabe’s infamous torture camps. Roy was …

By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet
If we can move beyond torture, do we not have a responsibility also to think for a moment about the obvious fact that torture is not the cruelest thing we do? …

By David Swanson | After Downing Street.org
The Center for Constitutional Rights has expressed concern that President Obama’s executive order banning torture may contain a loophole. But no president has any right to declare torture legal …

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
If leading Democratic senators have their way, agents and officials with the Central Intelligence Agency will be immunized against prosecution for any criminal activity arising from taking commands, and/or employing “alternative methods” …

Bush Special Prosecutor is Top Question for Obama
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Swanson: WaPo’s Ruth Marcus Supports …

Over the last two weeks, High Road for Human Rights has collected thousands of signatures on our letter to every member of Congress and the President-elect calling for an end to torture and a …