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ACLU urges Obama to close Guantanamo during second term
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on US President Barack Obama early Wednesday morning to shut down the Guantanamo Bay military prison, even as it congratulated him on his re-election victory. Anthony Romero, executive director of (More) |
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The British Courts Rule on US Detention at Bagram
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that a recent decision by the UK Supreme Court is an important step in the right direction for US detainees who seek "substitute justice" outside of US courts... (More) |
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DOJ may appeal ruling on Guantanamo prisoner access to counsel
The US Depatment of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit opposing a ruling rejecting the government's argument that they should be allowed to set certain rules regarding Guantanam (More) |
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Wikileaks begins release of confidential US 'detainee policies'
The controversial intelligence-leaking website Wikileaks [website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday began releasing a series of confidential US detainee policies , according to the website. The site said that it will release "more than 100 classifi (More) |
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Accused USS Cole bomber boycotts pretrial hearing
Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday boycotted his pretrial hearing at the facility. Al-Nashiri is accused of bombing the USS Cole while it was in port in Yemen in October 2000. Al-Nashiri o (More) |
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Military Commissions: A Failed Experiment
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the recent reversal of Salim Hamdan's conviction presents an opportunity to rethink the wisdom of using military commissions to try individuals accused of acts (More) |
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Federal appeals court vacates Hamdan conviction
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday vacated the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], Osama bin Laden's former driver. Hamdan was convicted of conspiracy and material support for (More) |
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Military judge rules 9/11 accused do not have to attend hearings
Five men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks do not have to attend court proceedings against them, a military judge ruled Monday. Army Col. James Pohl ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, (More) |
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A Legal Duty to Prosecute Torturers
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law argues that the US government's refusal to prosecute those responsible for torture is a hypocritical policy that violates both domestic and international law... (More) |
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US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was transferred to Canada [Public Safety Canada statement; DOD press release] from Guantanamo Bay early Saturday morning to serve out the rest of his prison sentence under the authority of the Correctional Service of Ca (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.
