Abuse and Potential Misuse of Resources in U.S. Terrorism Prosecutions

Authors

Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School

Document Type

Document

Publication Date

7-2014

Abstract

New York, July 21, 2014 – Prosecutions of American Muslims for terrorism offenses are rife with abuse, the Columbia Human Rights Institute says in a new report released today and produced jointly with Human Rights Watch. The report, Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions, examines 27 federal terrorism cases, some involving aggressive sting operations and others amounting to overbroad prosecutions for material support of terrorism. It also documents the significant human cost of solitary confinement and other restrictive conditions of confinement in these cases.

Disciplines

Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Human Rights Law | Law

Comments

Press Release

Recommended Citation

Human Rights Institute, Abuse and Potential Misuse of Resources in U.S. Terrorism Prosecutions, (2014).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/70