AltWeeklies Wire
APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew
While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Stern |
08-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
CIA Secret Prisons Exposednew
Are the disappeared dead, or are they alive?
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
05-10-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Government's Assurances of Humane Treatment Can't Be Trustednew
Just last month, the Supreme Court heard three cases concerning the rights of "enemy combatants" being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in U.S. Naval brigs off the American coast. One issue at stake is whether the government -- specifically President Bush -- should be trusted to handle prisoners in an appropriate manner.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
