Human Rights First

Release of Senate Torture Report Insufficient, Say Rights Groups

By Jim Lobe
Tuesday’s release by the Senate Intelligence Committee of its long-awaited report on the torture by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of detainees in the so-called “war on terror” does not go far enough, according to major U.S. human rights groups.

Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors

By Carey L. Biron
Member governments, security companies and civil society organisations on Thursday formally created the first international body to be tasked with the monitoring and oversight of private military contractors’ adherence to human rights standards and international law.

For First Time Since 2009, U.S. Senate Talks Closing Guantanamo

By Jared Metzker
Momentum appears to be building in the push to close down the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, where 166 inmates, 86 of whom have been cleared for release, remain held without charges.

Rights Advocates See Progress Toward Closing Guantanamo

By Jared Metzker
Groups promoting human rights here are "cautiously optimistic" that U.S. President Barack Obama's renewed pledge to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay will be fulfilled.
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