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- By Deborah Dupre, Human Rights Examiner
- June 25, 2011 10:12 am ET
- http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/martial-law-provision-secretly-passed-congress#ixzz1QSRKGuhC
Martial Law provision goes to Senate
A noted human rights group spokesperson has stated that the mandatory military detention provision that the Senate Armed Services Committee secretly discussed and passed this week, is what martial-law states, not democracies do.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's vote this week redefined rules for detaining terrorism suspects, including giving power to military judges to review cases of prisoners in Afghanistan and mandating military detention for important Qaeda suspects even captured on United States soil according to The New York Times.
The Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program senior counsel for Human Rights Watch, Andrea Prasow said “mandatory military detention is what martial-law states do, not democracies” reported The Times.
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
The Times reported Friday that "the vote took place in a closed session and the text of the legislation has not been made public."
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