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Senators working on bill to define rules for wartime prisoners
Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Warner (R-VA) are drafting a bill which would provide clear and uniform rules for detention, interrogation and prosecution of prisoners during wartime, according to a new report in Newswe (More) |
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US military probe finds no abuse of Australian Gitmo detainees
An investigation conducted by the US Navy Criminal Investigation Services has found no evidence to support allegations that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainees were abused. In a letter written to Australian Prime Minister John Howard released Sat (More) |
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Guantanamo military commissions ruling [DC Circuit]
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, et al., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 15, 2005 . Excerpt:Hamdan claims that AR 190-8 entitles him to have a "competent tribunal" determine his status. But we believe the military commiss (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Appeals court rules Gitmo detainees may be tried by military commissions
AP is reporting that a US federal appeals court has ruled that Guantanamo detainees may be tried by military commissions. Read the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. JURIST's Paper Chase provides background coverage o (More) |
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Freed detainee points to racism, Iraq and Gitmo as motives for London bombings
Moazamm Begg [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive], a UK national formerly detained at Guantanamo Bay, has told the Associated Press that rampant racism in Britain, a lack of assimilation in certain communities, anger over US involvement in Iraq (More) |
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Law, Not War: The British Example in the Face of Terrorism
JURIST Guest Columnist Mary Ellen O'Connell of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that when it comes to fighting terrorism, the experienced British, newly challenged in the recent London bombings, have the right idea... The British (More) |
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Senators urge legislation to define Gitmo prisoner status
US Senators said Thursday at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing that Congress should enact legislation to define the legal status of prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, while the Pentagon called such a plan too restrictive since prese (More) |
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Report on FBI allegations of Guantanamo detainee abuse [US DOD]
Investigations into FBI Allegations of Detainee Abuse, US Department of Defense , released July 14, 2005 . Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Military report: Gitmo detainee degraded and abused
A military investigator appearing Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee told lawmakers that certain terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay were degraded and abused by interrogators, but not tortured. Air Force Lt. Gen. Randall Schmi (More) |
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Top Army general refused to reprimand former Gitmo commander for abuse
According to a congressional aide speaking on the condition of anonymity, an unreleased Pentagon report reveals that a top Army general rejected the recommended reprimand of former Guantanamo Bay prison commander Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller for (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
