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No Australian pardon for Guantanamo detainee Hicks: PM Howard
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday asserted that his government will not issue a pardon to Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks if he is convicted by a US military commission. Howard, appearing on ABC's Lateline program, (More) |
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Guantanamo habeas-stripping decision deeply disappointing
David Cynamon [partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Project Kuwaiti Freedom]: "I and the other attorneys working for justice in Guantanamo Bay are deeply disappointed in the US Court of Appeals' decision to deny our clients the basi (More) |
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Romania commission reports no official cooperation with CIA rendition program
A Romanian parliamentary commission announced Wednesday that it had found no evidence that Romania cooperated with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating illegal secret prisons and extraordinary rendition flights in Europe, or that (More) |
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US returns 7 more Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia
Seven Saudis formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after US authorities granted their release earlier this week. The Saudi Press Agency reported their return, and noted that Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdu (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds MCA habeas-stripping provisions
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that provisions in the Military Commissions Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive] stripping foreign nationals held as "enemy combatants" of the right to file habeas corpus petitions c (More) |
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Australia PM to press Cheney for speedy Hicks trial
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that the Australian government will put more pressure on the US to expedite the trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks when US Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in Australia on Tuesd (More) |
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US releases new details on terror charges against Hicks
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks gathered intelligence on the US embassy in Kabul and "participated in an advanced al Qaeda course on information collection and surveillance" before being captured in 2001 while fighting with (More) |
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Military commissions executive order [White House]
Executive Order on Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission, President George W. Bush, February 14, 2007 . Read the full text of the order. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Bush issues executive order establishing new military commissions under MCA
President Bush on Wednesday issued an executive order establishing military commissions for enemy combatants held by the US. According to White House officials, the order is required under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) to proceed wit (More) |
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EU parliament condemns member states complicity with CIA rendition, secret prisons
The European Parliament voted 382-256 Wednesday to approve a report condemning member states for cooperating with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating illegal secret prisons and extraordinary rendition flights in Europe. Seventy-f (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.
