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Dodd introduces bill to restore habeas rights, redefine 'enemy combatant'
US Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) on Tuesday introduced in the Senate the Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007 , legislation that would restore habeas corpus rights to all US-held detainees, ban the use of evidence gained by torture or coercion, an (More) |
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The Bush Administration believes in international law...when it's convenient
Aziz Huq [attorney for Shawqi Omar; Brennan Center For Justice]: "When does the Bush Administration love international law?For those who have followed the Administration's seemingly implacable hostility to the International Criminal Court an (More) |
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UK AG blasts new US detainee rules, renews call for Guantanamo shutdown
UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith on Monday decried the new rules governing US military detainee trials contained in the Manual for Military Commissions [text, PDF; JURIST report] released late last month. Speaking to the Amercian Bar Association (More) |
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Australia AG confident Hicks will get fair trial at Guantanamo
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock Friday denied contentions by lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks that comments made by the head of the US military prison indicated he would not get a fair trial. US Navy (More) |
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Amnesty urges independent probe of Guantanamo abuse allegations
The US military's determination that there is not sufficient evidence to support allegations of abuse [statement, PDF; JURIST report] at Guantanamo Bay prompted Amnesty International Thursday to renew its calls for an independent investigation (More) |
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New Khadr military commission charges [US DOD]
Charges against Omar Khadr under the Military Commissions Act, US Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, February 2, 2007. Read the full text of the charge notice, the charge sheet, and the full charges . Reported in JURIST's Paper (More) |
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New Hicks military commission charges [US DOD]
Charges against David Hicks under the Military Commissions Act, US Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, February 2, 2007. Read the full text of the charge notice, the charge sheet, and the full charges . Reported in JURIST's Pape (More) |
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New Hamdan military commission charges [US DOD]
Charges against Salem Hamdan under the Military Commissions Act, US Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, February 2, 2007. Read the full text of the charge notice, the charge sheet, and the full charges . Reported in JURIST's Pap (More) |
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Guantanamo lawyers decry new military commission rules
Lawyers for the three recently re-charged Guantanamo detainees renewed their condemnation of new military commission rules [manual, PDF; JURIST report] Thursday, telling the Associated Press that the tight deadlines established by the rules will pr (More) |
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Hicks lawyer says dangerous terrorist label will prevent fair trial at Guantanamo
Comments by the commander of Guantanamo Bay that Australian detainee David Hicks continues to be a dangerous terrorist were cited by one of Hicks' lawyers Thursday as an example of why Hicks will not receive a fair trial. Rear Admiral Harry H (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.
