Open Society Foundations/Durham University Afghan Women PhD Scholarships
The Open Society Foundations and Durham University are offering outstanding female students from Afghanistan an opportunity to study at Durham University (UK).
View ArticleA Permanent War on Terror
In trying to prevent terrorist attacks, the U.S. risks eroding civil liberties.
View ArticleTimeline: The Khaled El-Masri Case
A summary of the main events in a nine year search for justice by Khaled El-Masri, the victim of a mistaken CIA counterterrorism operation.
View ArticleEuropean Court Schedules Landmark Ruling on CIA Rendition Case
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver its judgment on December 13 in a landmark case addressing Macedonia's role in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's programe of extraordinary rendition....
View ArticleEl-Masri and CIA 'Capture Shock'
Violence used in the extraordinary rendition of Khaled El-Masri followed guidelines developed by the CIA for intimidating suspects before interrogation.
View ArticleEuropean Court Vindicates Rendition Claims, Finds CIA Engaged in Torture
The European Court ruling said Khaled El-Masri's story of mistaken renditon and torture by the CIA was established "beyond reasonable doubt."Français
View ArticleLa Cour européenne conforte le combat pour la justice dans une affaire...
Le tribunal a conclu que les techniques utilisées par les agents de la CIA ont impliqué des traitements dégradants assimilables à la torture.English
View ArticleThe European Court Rules: CIA Engaged in Torture of Victim of Mistaken Rendition
The European Court of Human Rights has vindicated the long search for justice of Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen who was the victim of a mistaken rendition operation by the U.S. Central Intelligence...
View ArticleTowards Global Principles on National Security and the Right to Information:...
The Open Society Justice Initiative has been working to win European support for a draft set of principles that would establish guidelines for public access to information about national security issues.
View ArticleOnly in America? The Kiriakou Affair and the Public’s Right to Know
The U.S. will sentence John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent, to 30 months in jail for breaching official secrecy laws. Most European countries would have responded less harshly.
View ArticleNew Report Delivers Unprecedented Account of CIA Torture Program
More than 50 countries have been implicated in kidnapping, detention, and torture as part of the CIA’s secret detention and extraordinary rendition programs, according to the Open Society Justice...
View ArticleGlobalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition
The most comprehensive account yet assembled of the human rights abuses associated with CIA secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations.
View Article20 Extraordinary Facts about CIA Extraordinary Rendition and Secret Detention
After the 9-11 attacks against the United States, the CIA conspired with dozens of governments to build a secret extraordinary rendition and detention program that spanned the globe.
View ArticleConfronting Torture
We’ve all heard stories about what was done in the name of the war against terror, but only with a full reckoning can the United States hope to close the door on this shameful chapter in its history.
View ArticleWhy Violence in Africa Presents an Existential Threat
Advocates seeking a more open and democratic society in Africa have mostly failed to grasp the extent of the threat posed by violence.
View ArticleItalian Court Sets a Standard for Accountability for CIA Abuses
An Italian court has set a standard for accountability for the abuses perpetrated by a global network of states that worked with the CIA to secretly detain and extraordinarily render terror suspects...
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Human Rights Monitoring Institute v. Republic of Lithuania
Download FilesECHR: HRMI v. Lithuania Application, December 20, 2012Justice Initiative, December 20, 2012.337.72 KB pdfDemanding the Truth about Secret Detention Flights in LithuaniaThe Lithuanian...
View ArticleZero Dark Thirty’s Torture Problem
The movie Zero Dark Thirty doesn't just accept the CIA's view on torture, it accepts its views on everything.
View ArticleLithuania's Silence on CIA Abuses Faces European Court Challenge
Lithuania's refusal to release information related to its role in CIA counterterrorism abuses is being challenged at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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