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Republicans press for military commissions at House hearing
US Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and other leading Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday pushed for legislation authorizing military commissions for terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay during a committee hearing (More) |
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Hamdan ruling won't affect NSA surveillance program: DOJ letter
The US Supreme Court's recent decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [opinion text; JURIST news archive] has not changed the Justice Department's position on the legality of the National Security Agency's anti-terrorism surveillance program , ac (More) |
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Former UK spy chief says US detentions, renditions would be illegal in Britain
Sir Richard Dearlove , former head of the British intelligence agency known as MI6 , has said that two components of the US war on terrorism would be illegal under British law. Dearlove, who led the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from 1999 to 200 (More) |
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House panel chairman says detainee release policy too lenient
US Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee , told reporters Tuesday that the Defense Department has been too lenient in its policies on custody of terror suspects, questioning the release of detainees from Guantan (More) |
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Hamdan and the Guantanamo Detainees
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Hafetz, Associate Counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law and co-author of amicus briefs in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Guantanamo detainee litigation, says that although (More) |
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Detainees already treated humanely, DOD lawyer tells Senate Judiciary Committee
A lawyer for the US Department of Defense (DOD) told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that US military treatment of detainees complies with Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions , even though the Bush administration had insisted until last (More) |
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Pentagon to apply Geneva Conventions to all detainees in military custody: FT
The US military has decided to apply the Geneva Conventions to all detainees held in US military custody around the world, according to Tuesday's Financial Times. The move marks a sharp reversal from a previous policy classifying detainees as & (More) |
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Senate won't consider Guantanamo tribunal legislation until September: Frist
US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) told reporters Monday that floor action on legislation governing procedures for military commissions at Guantanamo Bay is unlikely until after Labor Day. Frist said that Senate Republicans are busy disc (More) |
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Guantanamo Bay detainees face 'systematic' abuse: CCR report
Prisoners at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay have been subjected to "systematic physical, psychological, sexual, medical and religious abuse," according to a report [PDF full text; synopsis] released Monday by the Center for Con (More) |
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DOJ tells court legal notes may have aided Guantanamo suicide plot
US Department of Justice lawyers said Friday in court documents that Guantanamo Bay detainees may have used paper provided by lawyers to plan the three suicides that occurred at the prison last month. The US filed a request with the US District C (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
