Lisa Hajjar

Lisa Hajjar is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is working on a book about resistance to US torture, The War in Court.

Courtroom sketch of 9/11 defendants

How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution

This case is the last front in the long-running battle over the Bush-era torture regime.

Jul 19, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel

Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA

Obama’s decision not to pursue accountability has given Bush administration criminals golden-shield powers.

Mar 16, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program

How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program

The APA’s collusion was crucial because other physicians were increasingly reluctant to participate in the interrogations.

May 7, 2015 / Lisa Hajjar

The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings

The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings

Reframing the CIA’s interrogation techniques as a violation of scientific and medical ethics may be the best way to achieve accountability.

Dec 16, 2014 / Editorial / Lisa Hajjar

An Army of Lawyers An Army of Lawyers

Human rights organizations have coordinated an investigation into torture and an extensive defense of detainees, organizing lawyers who represent clients from nonprofits to oil and...

Dec 8, 2005 / Feature / Lisa Hajjar

In the Penal Colony In the Penal Colony

Alberto Gonzales's nomination to succeed John Ashcroft as Attorney General put the Abu Ghraib torture scandal back on the front pages, since he was directly implicated, as White ...

Jan 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Hajjar

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