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For years, four British nationals have been fighting against their extradition to the United States to face various terrorism charges, arguing that such a move would place them at risk of human right violations, as defined by the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. When courts in the UK ruled against the four men, they took their […]

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International

U.S. Supermax Prisons Are Challenged in the European Court of Human Rights–and Lose the First Round

In Canada, a Death in Prison Sparks Debate, Lawsuits Over Solitary Confinement

UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

London Calling

Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement

British Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Prolonged Solitary Confinement

Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

UN Committee on Torture Questions U.S. Record on Solitary Confinement

American Experts Urge British Not to Believe What They Hear About US Prison Conditions

Freed from an Iranian Prison, Sarah Shourd Speaks Out for U.S. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

The Parable of Yarl’s Wood

UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

On Reality TV, Solitary Confinement Is a Game

Obama’s First Military Tribunal: Child Soldier Tortured at Bagram and Gitmo

“Extradition to a Future of Total Isolation” Opposed by British Human Rights Lawyer