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US refuses UN demand for unconditional Gitmo inspection
The US government has again refused a UN demand to have unconditional access for inspectors to Guantanamo Bay detainees. A State Department spokesman said Tuesday that the US would allow inspections, but that it would not agree to unfettered acces (More) |
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The Graham-Levin Amendment and Due Process at Guantanamo
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian Foley of Florida Coastal School of Law says that the Senate compromise on the Graham Amendment limiting judicial review for Guantanamo detainees leaves the way open for grave mistakes and injustices that may further damag (More) |
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Hicks military commission trial stay ruling [US DC]
David M. Hicks v. George W. Bush, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, November 14, 2005 [staying the military commission trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks until the US Supreme Cou (More) |
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Iraqi officials to investigate allegations of torture by security forces
Iraq’s government announced plans on Tuesday to investigate allegations that Iraqi security forces abused more than 170 prisoners held in central Baghdad, who were found malnourished and showing evidence of torture. Prompted by the repeated p (More) |
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UN inspectors call for unrestricted access to Guantanamo
Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture , on Tuesday called for unrestricted inspections of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay . The UN plans to send inspectors to Guantanamo on December 6 for a report that Nowak's team is due to c (More) |
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US Senate passes compromise on Gitmo detainee federal court access
The US Senate on Tuesday passed a compromise amendment to the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill that would curtail, but not totally cut off, Guantanamo Bay detainees' access to the federal court system to challenge their detentions. The new am (More) |
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Australian Gitmo detainee military trial delayed
The military commission trial of Australian David Hicks , who has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for more than 3 1/2 years, was postponed on Monday by a US district judge until the US Supreme Court rules on the legality of such military tribun (More) |
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Senate to vote on compromise allowing Gitmo detainees to challenge detentions
The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a compromise offered by senators in response to last Thursday's 49-42 vote to deny Guantanamo prisoners habeas corpus access to federal courts in order to contest the legality of their detentions. The G (More) |
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Bush bill conditions Nepal assistance on civil liberties, UN access to detainees
President Bush is set to sign a bill this week providing for US military assistance to Nepal if its government "has restored civil liberties, is protecting human rights, and has demonstrated, through dialogue with Nepal's political partie (More) |
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Senate may revisit ban on court access for Guantanamo detainees
The US Senate may reconsider Thursday's 49-42 vote to deny Guantanamo prisoners habeas corpus access to federal courts to contest their detentions as early as next week, according to negotiators on the issue. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) is exp (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.
