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UK court gives government another week to answer Guantanamo evidence demand
London's High Court Friday gave UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to defend his office's refusal earlier this month to turn over documents relating to the alleged extraordinary rendition and torture of Binyam Mohamed , the last B (More) |
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Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that two Guantanamo detainees have been transferred to Algeria. The DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes, and stated that another 65 detainees are schedu (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainees petition US Supreme Court to hear rights appeal
British nationals and former Guantanamo Bay detainees Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Rhuhel Ahmed and Jamal Al-Harith have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit in which they seek religious rights and protection from torture for those sti (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees desired martyrdom: US Navy investigators
Officials from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Friday that notes found in the clothes of three Guantanamo detainees who committed suicide in 2006 indicated that they were seeking martyrdom. Military investigations of the suici (More) |
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UK court rules Foreign Office must release evidence to Guantanamo detainee
London's High Court on Thursday ruled that the UK Foreign Office must turn over evidence [Independent report] "essential" to the defense of Binyam Mohamed , the last British resident still detained at Guantanamo Bay . Lawyers represen (More) |
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US military judge disqualifies Pentagon advisor from another Guantanamo trial
A military judge on Thursday ordered that military commissions legal advisor Gen. Thomas Hartmann will not participate in the Guantanamo trial of Afghan detainee Mohammed Jawad [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. The judge, Army Col. Steve Henl (More) |
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Military commissions advisor too aggressive: Guantanamo official
US Army Gen. Gregory Zanetti , deputy commander at Guantanamo Bay, testified [Miami Herald report] Wednesday that military commissions legal advisor Gen. Thomas Hartmann routinely bullied his counterparts and was inappropriately aggressive in see (More) |
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Federal court denies transfer for Uighur Guantanamo detainees
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia last week denied a request made by six ethnic Uighur Guantanamo detainees to be transferred to less restrictive facilities within the base. The petitioners argued that their solitary (More) |
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Hamdan verdict is not a "victory" for American justice
Deborah Colson [Senior Associate, Law & Security Program, Human Rights First]: "Last Wednesday, a panel of six military officers returned a split verdict in the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan, convicting Mr. Hamdan of material sup (More) |
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Khadr lawyers sue Canada PM seeking to compel release demand
Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] has filed suit [Globe and Mail report; Federal Court of Canada docket] against Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an effort to compel Harper to demand his release. (More) |
Congress passed Roosevelt's New Deal legislation
On June 16, 1935, Congress passed President Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislation to start a recovery program from Great Depression.
Learn more about FDR and the New Deal from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
