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International bar associations call for 'immediate closure' of Guantanamo
Leaders of 34 international bar associations and law societies called for the "immediate closure" of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in a letter released Monday. The letter, addressed to US President George W. Bush and Canadian P (More) |
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Canada MPs join Khadr lawyer in call for Guantanamo repatriation push
Three Canadian opposition MPs and a US military lawyer urged the Canadian government Monday to request the extradition and repatriation of Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], a Canadian citizen being detained at Guantanamo Bay . The thr (More) |
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DOD general counsel Haynes announces resignation
Pentagon General Counsel William J. Haynes II will resign his position with the US Department of Defense next month, according to an announcement from the DOD Monday. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates commented that Haynes' tenure as DOD gen (More) |
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Guantanamo Bay ex-prosecutor to testify for Hamdan defense
Former Guantanamo Bay chief military prosecutor Col. Morris Davis told AP Thursday that he has agreed to appear as a defense witness in the military commission trial of Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. In (More) |
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Australia court relaxes control order restrictions on ex-Gitmo detainee Hicks
The Federal Magistrate Court of Australia Tuesday relaxed certain control order restrictions against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks , permitting him to reside anywhere in the country subject to approval from the Australian Federal Poli (More) |
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Chief Guantanamo interrogator says most info not forced from detainees
Paul Rester, chief military interrogator at Guantanamo Bay and director of the Joint Intelligence Group, said in an interview with AP published Saturday that most of the intelligence obtained from detainees at the prison has come through non-coerci (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees interrogation videotapes report [Seton Hall Law School]
Captured on Tape: Interrogation and Videotaping of Detainees in Guantanamo, Mark Denbeaux, Seton Hall Law Center for Policy and Research, February 14, 2008 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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All Guantanamo detainee interrogations were videotaped: report
Thousands of interrogations of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have been videotaped, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released Thursday by professors and students at Seton Hall University School of Law . The report (More) |
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US military judge rules Hamdan lawyers can question top terror suspects
US military judge Navy Capt. Keith Allred has ruled that lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] can send written questions to Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other alleged high-level al Qaeda detainees (More) |
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US government appeals 'enemy combatant' evidence ruling to Supreme Court
The Bush administration filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Thursday in the case of Gates v. Bismullah, seeking to limit the information it must provide to courts in cases involving Guan (More) |
Catholic Church abolishes index of prohibited books
On June 14, 1966, the Roman Catholic Church abolished the Index Librorum Prohibitum (index of prohibited books). The list was first published in 1559 to ban books that the Church considered immoral or contradictory to Church teachings.
Search a database of the Index Librorum Prohibitum.
