The Democrats’ Pledge“This year, the Democrats pledged to use their new majority to begin repairing the profound damage the law has done to the nation’s justice system and global image….Rewriting the [Military Commissions Act of 2006] should start with one simple step: restoring to prisoners of the war on terror the fundamental right to challenge [...]
Tag Archives: human-rights
The YouTube defense.
March 28, 2007 – 10:40 am
From The YouTube defense: “[In human rights cases] Courts have pushed back against the Bush administration only tentatively, for they remain uncertain about the value of human rights in an age of terror. Fortunately for their cause, human rights lawyers are starting to understand how to put a thumb on the scale: YouTube.”
The Right to Imagine
October 3, 2006 – 02:56 am
Here’s something we all should be made aware of. We live in a country that is willing to nitpick on the concept of human rights. Apparently, a significant number of our fellow countrymen don’t think that human rights are something that extend to our fellow global citizens. If you’re an American, then, sure, you’ve got [...]
