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Guantanamo detainee alleges abuse in charge dismissal bid
An Afghan detainee at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday moved to have all charges against him dismissed, alleging that he has been tortured in US custody. In a motion filed by his military defense lawyer, Mohammed Jawad [DOD materials; JURIST news archive (More) |
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Guantanamo protesters appear in DC court on illegal demonstration charges
A group of 35 members of anti-war activism organization Witness Against Torture appeared in a DC Superior Court Tuesday. The 35 were arrested at a protest in front of the US Supreme Court in January, where they were demonstrating for the closure (More) |
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US federal courts best suited to try terrorism cases: rights group
Terrorism cases should be tried in the US federal criminal court system , rather than by military tribunals or special terrorism courts, according to a report [PDF text; HRF materials] released Wednesday by Human Rights First in conjunction with t (More) |
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Memorial Day Memo: Honor Those Who Stood Up Against Torture
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that instead of excusing the Bush administration lawyers who enabled torture as a tool of American policy, we should press for their prosecution and celebrate the e (More) |
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Pentagon files terrorism charges against Sudanese Guantanamo detainee
US Department of Defense prosecutors Friday charged Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed with conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Muhammed, a Sudanese national, is accused of conspiring with various al Qaeda leaders a (More) |
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Omar Khadr access to documents ruling [Canada SC]
Minister of Justice v. Omar Khadr, Supreme Court of Canada, May 23, 2008 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court rules for Khadr in government documents access appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] has a constitutional right to see confidential documents compiled by Canadian officials following interviews wit (More) |
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US military judge denies request to delay trial of accused 9/11 conspirators
US military judge Col. Ralph Kohlmann Thursday denied a request by military-appointed defense lawyers to postpone the arraignment of the five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks . The lawyers had asked for more time (More) |
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DOD to verify number of juvenile enemy combatants detained
The US will re-check its detention records to verify the accuracy of a report [text, DOC; JURIST report] filed last week by US officials with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the number of minors it has detained in Iraq, Afgh (More) |
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FBI agents witnessed 'borderline torture' of detainees: DOJ report
US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were present during interrogations of terrorism suspects in which Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or Department of Defense (DOD) officers used "borderline torture" interrogation tactics, (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.
