US Senate Torture Report Archives
US Senate Torture Report

12/09/2014: UN rights expert urged prosecution of US officials responsible for torture

12/09/2014: Senate report concluded enhanced interrogation techniques ‘ineffective’

11/28/2014: UN report criticized US compliance with anti-torture treaty

09/07/2014: CIA used ‘extreme’ torture methods on terror suspects: report

08/29/2014: CIA rendition victims urged Obama to name them in Senate report

06/30/2014: Federal appeals court revived Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit

04/03/2014: Senate committee voted to release CIA ‘torture’ report

11/04/2013: Report: US medical professionals participated in detainee torture

THIS DAY @ LAW

US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.