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Federal judge orders US to give attorney access to Guantanamo prisoner
A federal magistrate has ordered the Bush administration to stop blocking a private attorney from meeting with Salim Muhood Adem, one of the 490 detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay . Adem, a Sudanese national arrested in Pakistan, asked for a (More) |
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Appeals court considers whether Detainee Treatment Act bars Gitmo habeas claims
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine the constitutional scope of the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA) as it applies to over 300 Guantanamo Bay detainees who have sought habeas corpus review to challenge (More) |
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Pentagon confirms consideration of rule banning use of statements made under torture
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed Wednesday that the US Defense Department is considering a formal written rule that would ban statements made during torture from any proceeding before US military commissions . The Wall St. Journal reported early Wedne (More) |
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British resident gets UK help with Guantanamo release, others press court case
The British government said Wednesday it would take up the case of one British resident currently held by the US at Guantanamo Bay , but stood by its decision not to intervene on behalf of five others. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) a (More) |
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US military lawyer slams Guantanamo procedures
Maj. Michael Mori, the US Marine Corps lawyer representing Australian terror suspect David Hicks [JURIST news archive; advocacy website] in military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay , said Monday that the "imbalanced system" at Gua (More) |
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UK decision on Hicks citizenship ruling expected in early April
The UK Home Office Friday presented oral arguments before the UK High Court in its appeal of the Court’s December decision [JURIST report; JURIST document] to require the British government to register Guantanamo detainee David Hicks as a B (More) |
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UN torture expert urges EU pressure on US to shut down Guantanamo
Manfred Nowak , the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture told reporters Thursday that the European Union should push the US to close its detention center at Guantanamo Bay due to documented human rights violations , and that EU countries should put so (More) |
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Khadr brother to face extradition from Canada on terror charges
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice held Thursday that the US can seek extradition of Abdullah Khadr [Wikipedia profile; CBC family backgrounder], who has been detained in Canada there since December 2005 on a US arrest warrant for terrorism issu (More) |
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Military lawyers say Gitmo interrogation methods inconsistent with Army field manual
High-level military attorneys have told Congress that some interrogation methods used at Guantanamo Bay are not consistent with guidelines in the Army Field Manual [interrogation manual; additional manuals]. In a written response to questions from (More) |
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AP sues Pentagon for all Guantanamo detainee identities
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the US Department of Defense seeking the release of records and identities of the more than 750 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay since 2001, some 260 of which have been released. In the suit fil (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.
