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Australia AG rejects allegations Hicks was tortured at Guantanamo
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock said Friday that there is no evidence for allegations made in an Australian magazine that accused Taliban member David Hicks has been tortured during his four-year detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . The (More) |
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US military says Guantanamo clash not prompted by Koran abuse
The US military has denied allegations of Guantanamo Bay soldiers desecrating copies of the Koran during a May clash between prisoners and guards after four prisoners attempted suicide. Military officials on Thursday stood by their original versi (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee says guards caused brawl trying to search Korans
A Guantanamo Bay detainee from Yemen involved in a clash with guards in May told his defense lawyer that guards had instigated the incident when they tried to handle Korans owned by detainees, the defense lawyer said Wednesday. The Yemen detainee& (More) |
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Europe rights watchdog says CIA prisons, rendition flights involve 'web' of nations
Fourteen European countries collaborated with the US Central Intelligence Agency by taking an active or passive role in a "global spider's web" of secret prisons and rendition flights, Swiss legislator Dick Marty said Wednesday in a re (More) |
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New US military medical guidelines for detainee treatment allow force-feeding
The US Department of Defense has issued comprehensive guidelines for the treatment of detainees that direct doctors to force-feed detainees who endanger their own lives as a result of a hunger strike. The guidelines , aimed primarily at the recent (More) |
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Padilla motion to suppress evidence [US DC]
Motion filed by Jose Padilla to suppress physical evidence and issue writs and testificandum, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, May 2006 . Read the full text of Padilla's motion , along with attached exhibits: a m (More) |
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Geneva references omitted from revised Army interrogation manual: report
The US Defense Department has decided to omit references to common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions , which bans "cruel treatment and torture" and "humiliating and degrading treatment" of detainees, from the new Army Field M (More) |
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Guantanamo hunger strikers down to 18 from 89: US officials
The number of Guantanamo Bay detainees on hunger strike decreased from 89 to 18 over the weekend, US military officials said Sunday. The number of detainees on hunger strike suddenly jumped from three to 75 early last week, with an additional 14 (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Military jury finds Abu Ghraib dog handler guilty of detainee abuse
AP is reporting that a military jury has found US Army Sgt. Santos A. Cardona guilty of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . Cardona was charged with maltreatment of prisoners, dereliction of duty and assault in connection with the us (More) |
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Number of Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike rises to 89
An additional 14 Guantanamo Bay detainees have gone on hunger strike, Navy Cmdr. Robert Durand said Thursday, bringing the total number of detainees on hunger strike to 89 after it was announced Monday that the number of detainees on hunger strike (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.
