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DoomsdaysCWUS military contractor CACI to face retrial over allegations of torture at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraq</a> prisonTyler Li | U. Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA June 15, 2024"The case against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CACI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CACI</a> is one of many legal actions against private military contractors accused of detainee abuse, including those against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitanCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TitanCorporation</a> (later known as L-3 Services) and CACI for their roles in alleged abuse at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbuGhraib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuGhraib</a>, as well as against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> for incidents like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NisourSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NisourSquare</a> massacre in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Baghdad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Baghdad</a>. Many of these cases faced similar legal challenges, specifically dismissals based on national security concerns and the complexities of applying US law to actions taken in war zones."<a href="https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/us-military-contractor-caci-to-face-retrial-over-allegations-of-torture-at-iraq-prison/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/us-military-contractor-caci-to-face-retrial-over-allegations-of-torture-at-iraq-prison/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraqis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraqis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndlessWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndlessWars</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRightsViolations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryContractors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryContractors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/L3Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#L3Services</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraqis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraqis</a> Tortured at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbuGhraib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuGhraib</a> Win $42 Million Judgment Against U.S. Military Contractor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CACI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CACI</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DemocracyNow</a> November 14, 2024"A federal jury in Virginia has ordered the U.S. military contractor CACI Premier Technology to pay a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. The landmark verdict comes after 16 years of litigation and marks the first time a civilian contractor has been found legally responsible for the gruesome abuses at Abu Ghraib. We discuss the case and its significance for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> with Baher Azmy, the legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represented the Abu Ghraib survivors. 'This lawsuit has been about justice and accountability for three Iraqi men — our clients, Salah, Suhail and Asa’ad — who exhibited just awe-inspiring courage and resilience,' he says."Watch (full transcript available later today): <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/14/baher_azmy_caci_guantanamo_lawsuit_torture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/14/baher_azmy_caci_guantanamo_lawsuit_torture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blackwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndlessWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndlessWars</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraq</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryContractors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilitaryContractors</a>

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