Moazzam Begg : "Few people outside of western China or the neighboring central Asian states of the former Soviet Union have heard of the Uighurs. I hadn't heard of them either, until I was held in their company after the launch of "Operation Enduring Freedom" in Kandahar and Bagram detention facilities, Afghanistan, in early 2001, [...]
A three-judge panel of the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted a provisional stay of the execution of Troy Anthony Davis , which had been scheduled for Monday, October 27. In granting the stay, the Eleventh Circuit directed the parties to address through briefs whether Davis can meet the stringent requirements of [...]
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao called for greater regulation of global financial markets Saturday at the closing of the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) in Beijing, China. ASEM 7 is the seventh annual inter-regional meeting between the heads of state of various Asian and European states, designed to encourage closer cooperation between Asian and European [...]
A US military judge on Friday rescheduled the trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr for January 26. US Army Col. Patrick Parrish granted the defense's motion for an independent psychological and psychiatric examination , which may determine whether Khadr's prior statements to government investigators could be admitted as evidence in the trial. The delay also [...]
Yemeni security officials have unlawfully and arbitrarily detained hundreds of individuals as part of its campaign against northern Yemeni rebels since 2004, according to a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report found that government security forces sometimes unlawfully arrested individuals who have committed no crime to pressure a wanted family [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Kingdom of Jordan by Ahmad Chalabi , who led the US-backed Iraqi opposition movement during the regime of Saddam Hussein. The court affirmed a 2004 decision by the US District Court for the District of [...]
Kenya's parliament Thursday passed a bill endorsing the formation of a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to investigate alleged human rights violations committed in the country between Kenya's independence in 1963 and February 2008. The investigations will be conducted by a nine-member panel made up of six Kenyan nationals and three foreign members. Amnesty [...]
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox said Thursday in testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that the current credit crisis demonstrates a need for more regulation of credit default swaps and investment banking. The hearing was one part in a series examining the origin of the current financial [...]
The New York City Council passed a resolution Thursday to amend the city's charter by extending elected city officials' term limits from two to three terms of four years. The resolution, which took effect upon its passage by a 29-22 vote, allows Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pursue his plans to seek a third term , [...]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria said Thursday it has reserved judgment indefinitely on a challenge to the country's disputed 2007 presidential election which was won by President Umaru Yar'Adua . The challenge was brought by former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Muhammadu Buhari , Yar'Adua's main challenger in the election, after it was alleged [...]
