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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Amendment to Expand Liability for Torture and Extrajudicial Killings
Record date · June 24, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Senator Wyden has submitted an amendment to the 2027 defense authorization bill that would expand legal liability under the . The change would allow individuals to be held accountable for aiding or abetting torture or extrajudicial killings, in addition to directly committing those acts.
This amendment would expand the scope of legal liability for individuals involved in torture or extrajudicial killings, potentially increasing the number of people subject to civil lawsuits under the .
- The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 allows for civil suits against individuals who, under actual or apparent authority of any foreign nation, engage in torture or extrajudicial killing. context
- S. 4784 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which sets policy and funding levels for the Department of Defense. context
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Individuals involved in torture or extrajudicial killings
The amendment expands the legal grounds under which these individuals may be held liable for their actions.
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