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European ambassadors call for Guantanamo Bay base closure
The French, German, and British ambassadors to the US on Sunday called for the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, with French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte going so far as to call the facility "an embarrassment." (More) |
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Former Navy lawyer warned officials that legal theories could breed detainee abuse
Former US Navy General Counsel Alberto J. Mora warned the Pentagon as early as 2002 that legal arguments advanced by Bush administration officials seeking to avoid international prohibitions against torture were wrong and could lead to the abuse of (More) |
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US soldier wins lawsuit against Khadr for 2002 Afghan attack
US Army Special Forces Sgt. Layne Morris and the family of Sgt. Christopher Speer were awarded $102.6 million in triple damages in a civil default judgment against Egyptian-Canadian Ahmed Said Khadr [Wikipedia profile; CBC family backgrounder] Fri (More) |
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Rumsfeld rejects UN call to close Guantanamo
In comments after a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations Friday, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld flatly rejected the United Nation's call for the US to shut down its military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , asserting that (More) |
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Annan calls for closing Guantanamo in wake of UN report
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for the United States to close its Guantanamo Bay detention facility as soon as possible, reiterating the conclusions of a 54 page report [PDF text; press release] released Thursday by a UN-ap (More) |
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UK residents in Guantanamo can seek order requiring UK intervention with US
A UK High Court judge has ruled that three UK residents detained by the US at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 can seek a court order requiring the British government to petition the US government for their release. The UK government has thusfar said th (More) |
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US dismisses UN call to close Guantanamo Bay prison camp
The United States has dismissed as a "discredit to the UN" a report [PDF text; press release] released Thursday by UN special rapporteurs making up the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the UN Commission on Human Rights calling on t (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees report [UN CHR]
Situation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, UN Commission on Human Rights, February 16, 2005. Excerpt:The Chairperson of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rap (More) |
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DOJ: Guantanamo inmates cannot use Constitution to challenge detention
Lawyers for the US Department of Justice have told the US Supreme Court that inmates held at Guantanamo Bay cannot challenge their detention by relying on the US Constitution because "the Constitution does not guarantee aliens held abroad a r (More) |
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US seeks extradition of indicted Canadian Khadr brother
The US government has formally requested the extradition from Canada of Canadian citizen Abdullah Khadr [Wikipedia profile; CBC family backgrounder], a week after indicting him on charges [PDF indictment; US DOJ press release] of procuring weapons (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.
