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US military commission hears jurisdiction arguments in Khadr case
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] Monday argued that the US military commission responsible for trying him lacks jurisdiction over the case , saying that Khadr did not commit a war crime by allegedly (More) |
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Mohammed Jawad Guantanamo military commission charges [US DOD]
Mohammed Jawad Charge Sheet, US Department of Defense, January 31, 2008 . Read the full text of the charges . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal appeals court refuses to reconsider 'enemy combatant' evidence ruling
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Friday that it will not reconsider its July 2007 decision [PDF text; JURIST report] that federal appeals courts reviewing the "enemy combatant" designation of Guantanamo B (More) |
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Fourth Guantanamo Bay detainee faces military commission charges
The US military has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with attempted murder and intentionally causing serious bodily harm, the Defense Department said Thursday. Mohammed Jawad , an Afghan national, allegedly threw a grenade at two US soldiers and (More) |
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Red Cross chief discusses terror detainees status with US officials
Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) , Wednesday expressed optimism after completing a two-day visit to Washington DC to speak with top US officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Att (More) |
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Rights group claims Portugal aided Guantanamo renditions
The Portuguese government helped in the rendition of more than 700 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay by allowing the US to use Portuguese territory and airspace, a British prisoner rights group reported Tuesday. Reprieve said that 728 out of the 774 pr (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo prisoners in Sudan demand compensation and apology
A Sudanese aid worker formerly held at Guantanamo Bay was among a group of ex-prisoners that demanded money and an apology from the US government Saturday for physical and mental torture they say they were subjected to at the prison. Adil Hassan Ha (More) |
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Federal judge orders government response on CIA destruction of interrogation videos
US District Judge Richard W. Roberts on Thursday ordered the government to submit a report to the court by February 14 detailing why the CIA destroyed videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects , whether other evidence connected to a G (More) |
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Canada and torture: politics trumps human rights again
Alex Neve [Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada]: "Over the past week there has been reason to both commend and chastise Canada for the approach it takes to assessing where torture is likely to occur. In the midst of court action laun (More) |
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What future for Pakistan's lawyers' movement?
Faisal Naseem Chaudhry : "All was not well on the morning of December 27, yet it was not so unwell either. Elections were to take place on 8th of January. Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and other politicians were on a move round-the-clock as part (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.
