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Military judge's ruling to throw out Mohammed Jawad's confession should be upheld
Asim Qureshi [Senior Researcher, Cageprisoners]: "One of the key components of the Bush administration's understanding of torture is the extreme technicality with which they approach the topic. When the teenager Mohammed Jawad was captured i (More) |
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Federal judge grants Guantanamo habeas petition, orders detainee release
A judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted habeas to Guantanamo detainee Mohammed El Gharani and directed his release. El Gharani, a Chadian citizen born in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in Pakistan on suspici (More) |
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Military commissions overseer says torture tactics used in Guantanamo interrogation
The convening authority of military commissions Susan Crawford [official profile, PDF; JURIST news archive] has said that torture tactics were used in the interrogation of Mohammed al-Qahtani , a suspect held at Guantanamo Bay under allegations of (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee habeas petition ruling [US DC]
Mohammed El Gharani v. George W. Bush, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, January 14, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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House Judiciary Committee chair urges probe into Bush administration abuses
The Bush administration engaged in numerous abuses , and the incoming Obama administration should launch a criminal investigation to find out whether any laws were violated, according to a report released Tuesday by US House Judiciary Committee Ch (More) |
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After Bush: Taking Meaningful Steps Towards Accountability
JURIST Guest Columnists Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman of New England School of Law say that although nothing is likely to come of calls for prosecuting President Bush and other administration officials for a variety of controversial actions, Co (More) |
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Rumsfeld sued for wrongful death of Guantanamo detainees
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , as well as more than 100 military officers and personnel, have been sued for the wrongful deaths of two former detainees who committed suicide while at Guantanamo Bay . Family members of the deceased fi (More) |
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Military commission review court hears Guantanamo detainee confession case
The US Court of Military Commission Review (USCMCR) on Tuesday heard arguments on whether to reinstate the allegedly torture-induced confession of Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], which was thrown out by a (More) |
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Rights groups concerned by potential delay in closing Guantanamo
Human rights groups are concerned about US President-elect Barack Obama's intentions to keep the Guantanamo Bay detention center open for at least 100 days after taking office, according to a Monday report in the Miami Herald. On Sunday, Obama (More) |
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Guantanamo hunger strike grows to 42 detainees
The US military announced on Monday that the Guantanamo Bay hunger strike has increased to 42 detainees. The number was believed to be 30 last Thursday. The military attributes the increase to the recent seven year anniversary of the facility's (More) |
Watergate burglars arrested for DNC break-in
On June 17, 1972, James McCord, security director of President Richard Nixon's re-election committee, and four Cuban-Americans are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.
Learn more about the Watergate scandal.
