Defense Authorization Takes Important Steps Toward Oversight, Transparency in Counterterrorism Operations
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Human Rights First issued the following news release:
Human Rights First today applauded a number of measures in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that will enhance national security by strengthening protections for civilians in armed conflict, requiring the administration to report on the legal justification for terrorism policy, and issuing additional visas for wartime allies in Afghanistan. The organization notes, however, that prohibitions on Gua . . .
Human Rights First today applauded a number of measures in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that will enhance national security by strengthening protections for civilians in armed conflict, requiring the administration to report on the legal justification for terrorism policy, and issuing additional visas for wartime allies in Afghanistan. The organization notes, however, that prohibitions on Gua . . .