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US transfers 16 Saudi detainees from Guantanamo Bay
The US Department of Defense said Thursday that 16 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to their home country of Saudi Arabia . Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz welcomed the release of detainees, and said he was hope (More) |
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Tunisia abusing ex-Guantanamo detainees despite promising humane treatment: HRW
Tunisian officials have been mistreating and abusing two former Guantanamo Bay detainees since their release from the US prison facility in June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday. The report alleges that the two men, wh (More) |
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Guantanamo 'mass disturbances' up sharply in 2007: US military report
A new one-page US military report obtained by the Associated Press shows that despite a decline in the number of prisoners held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay , "mass disturbances" by inmates have risen substantially thusfar i (More) |
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DOJ lawyers refusing to work on Guantanamo detainee appeals: report
Up to one-fourth of US Department of Justice civil appellate lawyers are refusing to represent the government on the appeals of detainees from Guantanamo Bay , according to a story in US News & World Report. A February court ruling upholding t (More) |
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US seeks Khadr charges reinstatement before military commission review court
US military lawyers appearing at the first sitting of the new US Court of Military Commission Review Friday urged the court to overturn a ruling dropping charges against Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr . In June, a military commission judg (More) |
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US psychologists reject bar on participation in military interrogations
The American Psychological Association (APA) voted Sunday against a measure that would have prevented its members from participating in the interrogations of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay and other military prisons where suspects have been tor (More) |
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Tajikistan high court sentences ex-Guantanamo detainees
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan Friday sentenced two former Guantanamo Bay detainees to 17 years in prison each for serving as mercenaries in Afghanistan. Mukit Vokhidov and Rukhiddin Sharopov crossed to Afghanistan in 2001 as members of the al Qaed (More) |
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Canada repeatedly refused to provide asylum for Chinese Guantanamo detainees
The Canadian government under former Prime Minister Paul Martin and current Prime Minister Stephen Harper has repeatedly refused asylum requests from US officials on behalf of Chinese detainees held at detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay , acco (More) |
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Canada lawyers urge PM to work for Omar Khadr release from Guantanamo Bay
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) on Sunday urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to "negotiate" with the US government for the immediate release of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [TrialWatch Profile; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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US Supreme Court refuses to block Guantanamo detainee transfer to Algeria
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Friday denied the request of Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha to stay his transfer to Algeria . Belbacha has been cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay , but he has says that (More) |
France resumes nuclear testing in Polynesia
On June 13, 1995, France announced that it would resume nuclear testing in French Polynesia. France signed in 1996 signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, after widespread protests ensued following the resumed tests.
