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Obama appoints Guantanamo closure envoy
An anonymous source inside the US State Department said Monday that President Barack Obama is appointing attorney Clifford Sloan to be the new envoy in charge of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay . Clifford, who has served in all thre (More) |
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US military prosecutors charge Guantanamo detainee with war crimes
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced that military commission charges have been filed against Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi . Al-Hadi is an Iraqi prisoner who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba since 2007. The o (More) |
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UN counterterrorism expert urges greater clarity in US policies
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday urged the Obama administration to provide more clarity on its counterterrorism policies. While Emmerson's office recently released a statement strongly in favor of (More) |
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House panel approves defense spending bill that blocks Guantanamo closure
The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) , which would keep the detention center at Guantanamo Bay open despite President Barack Obama's renewed statements that he will close it. Ac (More) |
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UN human rights chief criticizes rights violations in Syria
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the opening of the spring session of the UN’s Human Rights Council on Monday spoke against continued war crimes and crimes against humanity occurring in Syria. Pillay expressed concern re (More) |
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Texas legislature gives final approval to drone legislation
Texas lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that penalizes the possession, display and distribution of any image or video captured by an illegal drone, and increases penalties to up to $10,000 if those images or videos are subsequently posted on the in (More) |
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Obama addresses US drone strikes, steps to close Guantanamo
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech Thursday on US counterterrorism policy and efforts, outlining plans to restrict the use of unmanned drone strikes and to renew efforts to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay . In Obama's first (More) |
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Guantanamo lawyers seek end to allegedly abusive search policy
Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay prisoners filed a complaint [text; case materials] Thursday alleging search policies restrict the detainees' access to counsel. According to a new policy , detainees are subject to a genital pat-down whenever the (More) |
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Obama renews pledge to close Guantanamo
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday renewed his pledge to make an effort to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay . At a news conference Tuesday, Obama was asked about the ongoing hunger strike [Miami Herald graphic; JURIST news archive], (More) |
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Release the Cleared Guantanamo Detainees to End the Hunger Strike
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Obama administration should release those detainees held at Guantanamo Bay who have already been declared to not be a danger to the US... (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.
