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US-Australia prisoner transfer agreement may affect Hicks
The Australian and US governments will both have to approve the transfer of prisoners sentenced by US military commissions under the terms of a new agreement reached earlier this week, according to a statement from Australian Foreign Minister Alexan (More) |
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Appeals court nominee Kavanaugh denies role in Bush detainee policies
The US Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on the controversial renomination of White House aide Brett Kavanaugh to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Kavanaugh faced probing questions from committee members Tuesday, on (More) |
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Judge rules religious liberty lawsuit by former Guantanamo detainees can proceed
US District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina has ruled that a lawsuit against US officials brought by four British citizens formerly held at Guantanamo who claim their religious freedoms were infringed during detention may go forward. Urbina found that beca (More) |
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The National Security Court: A Natural Evolution
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn Sulmasy, a professor of law at the US Coast Guard Academy, says it's time for US military commissions to evolve and morph into a national security court appropriate to handle the international jihadist threat... The (More) |
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China wants Gitmo Uighurs back, says Albania transfer breaks international law
In the wake of the US government's decision to transfer five Chinese Uighur men from Guantanamo Bay to Albania, the Chinese government on Tuesday denounced the move as a violation of international law and demanded the return of the men to Chin (More) |
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Released Guantanamo Kuwaitis maintain innocence, oppose use of US evidence
Lawyers for five Kuwaitis formerly detained at Guantanamo told a Kuwait criminal court Sunday that the Kuwaiti courts lack any foundation for convicting their clients of having links with al Qaeda . Their lawyers questioned the court’s juri (More) |
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Bush says Guantanamo closure possible after Supreme Court rules on military trials
US President George W. Bush said Sunday that closing the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a possibility in the future depending on the US Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Duke Law case backgrounder; JURIST report], whic (More) |
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UK court refuses further appeals in Hicks citizenship case
Lawyers for Australian terror suspect David Hicks [JURIST news archive; advocacy website] said Saturday that Britain's Court of Appeals will not allow further appeals from the British government in Hicks' attempt to obtain UK citizenship. Hi (More) |
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Albania agrees to accept Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees
Five Chinese Uighur men who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay despite a determination that they are not enemy combatants have been flown to Albania , where government officials are reviewing their applications for asylum. According to a statemen (More) |
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US defends detainee treatment, denies torture at UN panel hearing
US Department of State legal adviser John Bellinger defended US policies on the treatment of detainees as the UN Committee against Torture began its review Friday of US compliance with the Convention against Torture . During the first of two days (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.
