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Federal court rejects Khadr appeal
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to send Khadr's case back to (More) |
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DOD transfers 11 more detainees from Guantanamo Bay
Eleven more detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay , the US Defense Department said Sunday. According to the DOD announcement, eight detainees were transferred to Afghanistan and three were transferred to Jordan. The names of the eleven (More) |
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White House considering giving detainees new rights after Guantanamo closure: NYT
Amidst discussions among members of the Bush administration on closing the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay , officials are considering providing detainees expanded court access and transferring them to federal custody in the United States, th (More) |
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Politics at Guantanamo: The Former Chief Prosecutor Speaks
JURIST Guest Columnist Marc Falkoff of Northern Illinois University College of Law says the recent resignation of Guantanamo chief military prosecutor Col. Morris Davis and his remarkable public conversion from champion of the military commissions to (More) |
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Australia court denies ex-Guantanamo detainee passport
The Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal has denied former Australian Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib a request to regain his passport, Habib's lawyer said Friday, citing his likelihood "to engage in conduct that might prejudice t (More) |
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Canadian lawyer says access to Khadr cut off before Guantanamo hearing
US military lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr are preventing Khadr from speaking with Dennis Edney, his Canadian civil lawyer, in advance of a hearing scheduled for next week, Edney told Reuters Wednesday. Edney said the ban (More) |
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Outspoken US Marines defense lawyer resigning, labeling Guantanamo justice 'horrific'
Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, the outspoken US Marine Corps chief defense lawyer for the western US, is resigning from his post effective May 1, 2008, calling the military legal system at Guantanamo Bay "horrific" and a "sham" and urging (More) |
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US counter-terrorism and human rights report [UN HRC]
Mission to the United States of America, report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, UN Human Rights Council, October 29, 2007 . Read the full text of the repor (More) |
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UN rights expert urges US to prosecute or release Guantanamo prisoners
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin called on the US in a report released Monday to quickly prosecute or release terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay so that the US can close the detention center. Sche (More) |
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Graham urges Mukasey clarification on waterboarding issue
US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Sunday that unless US Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey clarifies that he believes waterboarding is torture, Graham will consider opposing Mukasey's nomination. Speaking on CBS News' Face The Natio (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.
