The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that recognizes the rights of Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts – possibly paving the way for a permanent closure of the facility – is a serious rebuke to the controversial detention policies of the U.S. administration of President George W. Bush. However, it is also an excellent opportunity for the current administration to demonstrate its commitment to American security while simultaneously beginning to heal one of the rifts that has harmed the global standing of the United States, particularly in the Muslim world.

Indiscriminate Israeli attacks caused the vast majority of deaths among Lebanese civilians in last summers war with the Shiite Hezbollah, the US-based Human Right Watch (HRW) said in a report Thursday.

Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe performs a genuine public service by calling our attention to yet another screw-up in Americas war against the "Axis of Evil".

A new report has highlighted a campaign of abuse against homosexuals in Egypt, led by the country’s police.

Misguided military tactics by US-led coalition forces in Iraq resulted in hundreds of preventable civilian deaths, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.

China, armed with sophisticated new software from US firms, is gaining ground in its battle to control the flow of information over the Internet, analysts here say.

UNDER SCRUTINY: A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN WATCHES AS AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE CHECKS PASSENGERS USING MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Washington – An order signed by President George W.

RAED HIJAZI, A JORDANIAN WHO ALSO HOLDS A U.S. PASSPORT, SHOUTS FROM AN AMMAN COURT DOCK. HIJAZI WHOSE ASSETS WERE FROZEN BY THE U.S. SAID HE WAS TORTURED TO EXTRACT CONFESSION OF LINKS TO OSAMA BIN LADEN. The emergence of the U.S.

The rapid progress made by technology has sadly left human rights unable to keep pace in certain parts of the world. The 517-page "World Report 2000" issued by Human Rights Watch on December 9 in Washington, D.C.