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Professor Margaret Satterthwaite joins PRISM as a regular contributor
I would like to welcome Professor Margaret Satterthwaite to the PRISM family of respected contributors. Dr. Satterthwaite co-directs the International Human Rights Clinic and is one of the Faculty Directors of the…
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PRISM Poll on Omar Khadr repatriation
The Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling today on whether the government has the obligation to repatriate Omar Khadr. The Supreme Court confirmed lower Courts’ rulings that the Canadian…
UN experts issue extensive global study on secret detention linked to counter-terrorism
The two independent UN experts on counter-terrorism and torture, and two UN expert bodies on arbitrary detention and enforced or involuntary disappearances issued a wide-ranging study Tuesday on states’ use…
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The launch of PRISM was smooth
I am glad to have seen the launch of PRISM go ahead as scheduled. Although the launch was not planned with media coverage in mind, I believe that the coverage…
A New Decade Opens: Where do we Stand with Security and Human Rights?
The years are certainly passing for some of the key milestones in the debate about security and human rights that has raged over the past decade. As such, as we…
Death with dignity
Countries have always honoured those who fall in battle, and funeral orations have always found honoured places in ancient as well as recent history. In Athens, Pericles’ speech is remembered…
Getting away with torture: Part I
This article originally appeared in New York Review of Books and is republished here with permission…
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