By: Priscila Néri, Posted: Jan 23 09

Issues: Armed conflict, Detention, Torture

Tags: civil liberties, extraordinary rendition, gitmo, guantanamo, Obama, right to fair trial, secret prisons

As Barack Obama begins his first week as the 44th President of the United States, the world looks on with the hope that he will work to restore human rights - on issues like torture, immigration, Guantanamo Bay, and many others.  

We're highlighting some of these issues this week and, today - as President Obama signed an order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities, prohibit torture, and end the practice of secret detentions - we bring you excerpts of Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the 'War on Terror.' 

Produced in partnership with 14 organizations, Outlawed follows the story of Binyam Mohamed, a 23-year-old Ethiopian man who was detained in 2001 and later transferred to Guantanamo. (Watch the full version of Outlawed here and more videos on Guantanamo here).