Spotlight on Policy Proposals for the Next President: International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

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Posted On: Dec 23, 2008

 


Posted By: Heather Hamilton [3]

 


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Below are the best policy proposals for the next president we have identified in the area of human rights in the context of counterterrorism.   If your organization has a proposal that you would like to add to our resouces section, please join the community [4]if you haven't already, sign in and post it to the site.

  • The American Civil Liberties Union: “Actions for Restoring America: How to Begin Repairing the Damage to Freedom in America After Bush [5]”
  • The Better World Campaign: “The Future of Human Rights: Restoring America’s Leadership [6]”
  • Campaign to Ban Torture: “Declaration of Principles for a Presidential Executive Order on Prisoner Treatment,  Torture and Cruelty [7]”
  • Center for National Security Studies congressional testimony: "How the Administration’s Failed Detainee Policies Have Hurt the Fight Against Terrorism [8]"
  • The Consitution Project-coordinated coaliton: "Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress [9]"
  • Human Rights First: “How to End Torture and Cruel Treatment: Blueprint for the Next Administration [10]”
  • Human Rights First: “How to Close Guantanamo: Blueprint for the Next Administration [11]”
  • Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Agenda for the New Administration [12]"
  • Washington Working Group on the International Criminal Court: "Priorities for Creating a New US Relationship with the International Criminal Court [13]"

 

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Source URL: http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/spotlight-policy-proposals-next-president-international-human-rights-and-humanitarian-law

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[1] http://www.connectusfund.org/forward/1877
[2] http://www.connectusfund.org/print/1877
[3] http://www.connectusfund.org/user/heatherbhamilton
[4] http://www.connectusfund.org/join
[5] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/actions-restoring-america-how-begin-repairing-damage-freedom-america-after-bush
[6] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/future-human-rights-restoring-americas-leadership
[7] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/declaration-principles-presidential-executive-order-prisoner-treatment-torture-and-cruelty
[8] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/testimony-how-administration’s-failed-detainee-policies-have-hurt-fight-against-terrorism
[9] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/liberty-and-security-recommendations-next-administration-and-congress
[10] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/how-end-torture-and-cruel-treatment-blueprint-next-administration
[11] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/closing-guantanamo-human-rights-first’s-blueprint-next-president
[12] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/human-rights-agenda-new-administration
[13] http://www.connectusfund.org/resources/priorities-creating-new-us-relationship-international-criminal-court