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Guantanamo detainee seeks ECHR ruling on Poland role in CIA secret prison
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah on Monday asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to rule on whether Poland violated their client's rights by aiding the US in detaining and allegedly torturing Zubaydah in a secret CIA pri (More) |
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Defense lawyers seek to preserve prisons as evidence in 9/11 trial
Defense lawyers for the five accused 9/11 conspirators petitioned a US military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Monday to preserve the prisons where the defendants were held as evidence. The defendants claim that they were tortured during their time h (More) |
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US appeals court vacates conviction of al Qaeda media director
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday vacated the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul [HRW profile; JURIST news archive], the media secretary of Osama bin Laden . The DC Circuit ruled [Miami H (More) |
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White House Recognizes, But Fails to Accept Responsibility for Chagossian Hardships
JURIST Guest Columnist Elena Landriscina, New York Civil Liberties Union Legal Fellow, revisits her article on the displacement of the Chagos Islanders by the US and UK. Here, she examines what she argues is the lackluster response of the US to a pet (More) |
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US declines to withdraw conspiracy charge against accused 9/11 plotters
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Friday that it will not withdraw charges of conspiracy against five accused plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed . Chief Guantanamo prosecutor, Brigadier General Mark (More) |
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US military judge denies defense motions in 9/11, USS Cole trials
The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday denied defense motions filed in both the 9/11 military commission trial and the 2000 USS Cole bombing trial. Defense counsel for accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (More) |
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DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse the terrorism conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul [HRW profile; JURIST news archive], the media secretary of Osama bin Laden , be (More) |
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Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that lawyers for a detainee at Guantanamo Bay may not review top secret documentation. Wali Mohammed Morafa, who has been detained for financially aiding the operation (More) |
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Guantanamo prosecutor recommends Pentagon drop conspiracy charges
Chief prosecutor in the Guantanamo tribunal, Brigadier General Mark Martins, on Wednesday recommended that the Pentagon drop the conspiracy charge against those suspected of plotting the September 11 attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . Marti (More) |
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US military judge restricts unclassified material in 9/11 trial
The chief US military judge overseeing the trial of the accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , has ruled that lawyers cannot make public any material involved in the trial, including unclassified documents. The decision by Jud (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.
