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Backing MSF, Human Rights Watch Says US Must Consent To War Crimes Probe

‘We believe that there is a strong basis for determining that criminal liability exists,’ group states in new letter to Gen. Carter

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Afghan surgeons work inside a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital after an air strike in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Photo: Medecins Sans Frontieres

There is "strong" evidence that the U.S. military attack on a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan two months ago constituted a criminal act, and should be investigated as such, Human Rights Watch said Monday in a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (pdf). "The attack on the MSF hospital in

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Congress Readies Cybersecurity Bill ‘Gutted’ Of Privacy Safeguards

Groups Cry Foul as Congress Readies ‘Super Bill of Pure Terribleness’.

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By Nadia Prupis
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Close to 20 civil liberties organizations on Wednesday issued a letter urging U.S. lawmakers to oppose a controversial surveillance bill after the release of its final text revealed any previous privacy protections from prior drafts had been "gutted." "The final version of this bill is an insult to the public and puts all of us in greater danger

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Thousands Protest In Georgia Demanding Closure Of Government Run ‘School of Assassins’

“We have to take an honest look at the violence the United States is exporting all over the world. If we don’t do that, nothing is going to change.”

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Students from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and students from the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School conduct a joint assault on a simulated narcotics camp during a field training exercise. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Thousands of activists and dozens of peace groups converged this weekend in Georgia to call for the closure of the School of Americas (SOA or WHINSEC), a controversial training facility for Latin American soldiers, and the nearby Stewart Immigrant Detention Center. Hundreds protested outside SOA's gates in Fort Benning, calling it the "School of

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As Government Refuses Medical Treatment For Chelsea Manning

“What the government is basically telling me is ‘you cannot exist,’ that ‘you are wrong,’ and that ‘you do not exist.'”

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a brief arguing that the government's blockading of Chelsea Manning's gender dysphoria treatment is for her own good—which Manning said was akin to telling her, "You don't exist." Manning, who is currently serving a 35-year sentence at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) at Ft. Leavenworth,

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US Program To Save Child Refugees Has Welcomed This Many: Zero

More than 5,400 minors from Central America applied to get in to US as refugees. All of them are still waiting.

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By Nadia Prupis
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A year after President Barack Obama launched a program to grant asylum to Central American children fleeing violence or seeking to reunite with family members, the statistics are in: not one child has made it to the U.S. through that initiative. New analysis by the New York Times published Thursday reveals that the Central American Minors

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Red Cross: Saudi-Led Coalition ‘Deliberately’ Targeting Hospitals In Yemen

With a stockpile of Western arms, the Saudi siege of Yemen has hit nearly 100 healthcare facilities in war-torn country since March.

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Afghan MSF medical personnel treat civilians injured following an offensive against Taliban militants by Afghan and coalition forces at the MSF hospital in Kunduz.

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen has repeatedly targeted and attacked hospitals and clinics, an appalling trend that "disrespects the neutrality of health facilities" in war, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday. The U.S.-backed coalition has bombed nearly 100 hospitals throughout Yemen since March, with the

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Landmark Ruling By Mexico’s Supreme Court Paves Way For Legalizing Pot

“There is an enormous institutional and social cost to enforcing the laws against marijuana. How many resources are being used up to reduce these low-impact crimes?”

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A young man prepares a marijuana joint while holding a Bugs Bunny stuffed animal during a small gathering to demand the legalization of marijuana in Mexico City, (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the constitutional right to grow and distribute marijuana for personal use, a much-anticipated decision handed down Wednesday that delivers a landmark blow to the drug war in Latin America. While the ruling does not strike down any existing laws, it opens the door to legalization by

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