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Drip-Feeding the Drone News [comment]
January 16, 2013 by Stephen Krug
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, says that the Obama administration must place an enhanced focus on disclosing its drone policy...Our government executes death sentences against people who have not been charged, tried or sentenced in a.... [more]
Hedges Decision Symptomatic of Poor Detention Policy [comment]
September 27, 2012 by Sean Gallagher
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the new wave of lawsuits regarding the NDAA stem from the poor detention policies of the US...This week, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will consider whether to stay US District.... [more]
Broad Definitions of Terrorism Will Continue to be Struck Down [comment]
May 30, 2012 by Sean Gallagher
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, explains that federal judges will continue to strike down terrorism laws that are overly broad...Last week, Judge Katherine Forrest decided that the US government's scheme for detaining terrorism suspects.... [more]
US Targeted Killing Policy Unjustified [comment]
February 24, 2012 by Sean Gallagher
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the decision to use the legal classification of "enemy combatant" does not justify the US policy of targeted killings...Earlier in the week, in a speech at Yale Law School, the Pentagon's chief.... [more]
Gaddafi's Death a Missed Opportunity for the Rule of Law [comment]
October 28, 2011 by Sean Gallagher
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the death of Muammar Gaddafi may constitute a war crime under international standards and represents multiple missed opportunities for true justice by the parties involved...The single most.... [more]
International Law and the War on Terror: The US-European Schism [op-ed]
June 11, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Gabor Rona of Human Rights First says that the recent visit to the US by German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlights a fundamental difference between the US and Europe in the interpretation and application of international law in the war on terror... Germany and the.... [more]
Regardless of labels accountability must be sought in Libyan atrocities [comment]
March 18, 2011 by Brandy Ringer
Gabor Rona: "Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is committing atrocities against his people. His armed forces, police and mercenaries have been reported to be systematically targeting civilians in a misguided attempt to quell public demonstrations for democratic reform. A week ago, UN Secretary.... [more]
Guantanamo detainee al Mutairi's release a welcome blow to government detention power [comment]
October 15, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Gabor Rona: On October 9, the Department of Justice announced the transfer of Guantanamo detainee Khalid Abdullah Mishal al Mutairi, to his home state, Kuwait. On July 29, 2009, a federal court ruled that al Mutairi may no longer be detained under the Authorization for the Use of Milita....... [more]
Obama Administration's detention authority must incorporate law of non-international armed conflict [comment]
March 18, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Gabor Rona: Last Friday, the Obama administration for the first time articulated in court its vision of authority to detain persons who are now being held at Guantanamo. The government's brief in the In Re: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation case in the District Court of the District of....... [more]
Obama Administration must define 'enemy combatant' consistent with traditional laws of war [comment]
February 17, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Gabor Rona: For some rule-of-law fans the toasting is over and it's already the morning after. The new administration's recent decision to continue the Bush line that torture victims' claims should be dismissed in order to preserve unspecified state secrets was a shock....... [more]
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