Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'. ."Outlawed" tells the stories of Khaled El-Masri and Binyam Mohamed, two men who have survived extraordinary rendition, secret detention, and torture by the U.S. government ... Act Now Take action to end extraordinary rendition and torture in the world community

By Witness, US.

Human Rights Policy Resource.

UCLA's Williams Institute Analyzes Census Data Relevant to Today?s Hearing of California Marriage Cases.. July 10, 2006. Today, the California First District Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in six cases on whether the California constitution requires the State to extend marriage to same-sex couples. The appeals are brought by California's attorney general and two groups opposed to gay marriage.

By CPB ? Williams Project.,US.

Family and Children Policy Resource.

The Pentagon's disconnect between planned forces and missions., The original purpose of the Quadrennial Defense Review was to show how America's military strategy, its armed forces, and its defense budget matched up. Based on this standard, the 2006 QDR is long on assertion and short on quantification. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld assures us that all the variables are aligned, but he gives us little reason to believe By Carl Conetta.

By Project on Defense Alternatives (CAP),USA.

Defense Policy Resource.

A Raw Deal for Rice Under DR-CAFTA. The Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the Central American countries together with the Dominican Republic (DR-CAFTA) threatens the livelihoods of thousands of rice farmers in Central America. It opens the door to massive subsidized US rice exports at prices below the cost of production. If the Agreement is ratified and implemented, a flood of subsidized rice will displace thousands of Central American producers from the market. Only a few export and import companies will reap benefits. The dependence on food imports that DR-CAFTA will provoke may also worsen current levels of food insecurity for Central American countries. Oxfam fears that the implementation of DR-CAFTA will have a negative impact on poverty reduction in the Central American region.

By Oxfam USA, US.

International Trade Policy Resource.