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An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric here in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he said he was tortured.In rendering the verdict, the judge in the case, Oscar Magi, acquitted three other Americans, including the former …
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Italian court convicts 23 Americans in CIA rendition case
November 4, 2009 # 3:37 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentErik Voeten on the UN Human Rights Council
November 4, 2009 # 3:12 pm # Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentOver at the Monkey Cage, my friend and colleague, Erik Voeten posts:
Henry Farrell and Eric Posner have been sparring over international law and the role of the UN Human Rights Council in a number of posts at Crooked Timber and the Volokh Conspiracy. Some of these posts were about two articles I wrote with Jim Lebovic about the Council’s predecessor: …
Video: Human Terrain. . . War becomes academic
November 2, 2009 # 2:23 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy # One CommentWith a hat tip to Ben Turner for bringing this to my attention . . . .
International relations theorists James Der Derian has recently co-directed a new film entitled Human Terrain. From the film’s website, Dr. Der Derian explains the evolution of the film:
‘All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their …
Yahoo!’s New Business and Human Rights Blog
November 2, 2009 # 11:20 am # Human Rights, International Organizations # No CommentIn case you missed it, Yahoo!’s Program in Business and Human Rights has just begun a new blog! Under the leadership of Ebele Okobi-Harris, Director of the Business and Human Rights Program, the blog contains a series of posts on critical issues for the human rights community. From the inaugural post, Ebele writes:
Hello, and welcome to the Yahoo! Business & …
Video: The Challenge of World Hunger
October 31, 2009 # 11:40 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Organizations # No CommentAs a previous post noted World Food Day was October 16. This past week, the United Nations held a ceremony to commemorate World Food Day and draw public attention to the urgency of global hunger. Under the UN umbrella, three specialized agency of the United Nations system, the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the …
Video: The EU and climate change
October 30, 2009 # 9:26 pm # International Law, International Organizations # No CommentVIDEO: “Reimagining Tradition: The Spirit of Teaching and Learning at Georgetown”
October 29, 2009 # 8:18 pm # Human Rights # No CommentThis video was created by the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown University. It was shown at the Faculty Convocation last night. Much thanks to Professor Randy Bass, Executive Director of CNDLS and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Initiatives, for producing the video.
Video & Text: Obama names Chuck Hagel and David Boren co-chairs of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
October 29, 2009 # 7:32 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence # No CommentBelow is the text from the White House website.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Today I am proud to announce the newest members of my national security team. I just met with them in the Oval Office, and I’m very pleased to have two extraordinary Americans — Senators Chuck Hagel and David Boren have agreed to serve as co-chairmen of my …
