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US drops charges against Kuwait Guantanamo detainee
The US government on Friday dropped all charges against a Kuwaiti national being held in Guantanamo Bay . Faiz al Kandari, who previously lost a petition for habeas corpus, was never formally brought to trial. His case was never referred to a milita (More) |
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Kuwait seeking release of Guantanamo detainees
A Kuwait delegate has started discussions with US officials for the release of two Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Kuwaiti Ambassador told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Friday. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stated that further disc (More) |
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Accused 9/11 conspirator asks UN to investigate torture allegations
Lawyers for alleged 9/11 conspirator and Guantanamo Bay detainee Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday revealed that they have asked a UN official to investigate allegations of torture. Mohammed reportedly confessed (More) |
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ACLU launches 'torture database' to search detention, interrogation documents
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday announced the launching of its Torture Database [materials; press release], a collection of more than 100,000 Bush-era documents recording "rendition, detention, and interrogation policies and pr (More) |
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AI: Afghanistan should work with ICC to bring justice for war crimes
Amnesty International (AI) said Friday that a recent Taliban hotel attack that killed 15 civilians should serve as a reminder that the Afghan government should work with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring justice to those responsible (More) |
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Khadr lawyers renew request for transfer to Canada
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Thursday renewed calls for the Canadian government to respond to a request to transfer Khadr to Canada. A former child soldier for al Qaeda, (More) |
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Hope Dies at Guantanamo
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear appeals from detainees at Guantanamo Bay represents a significant step away from the rights secured for them in Boumed (More) |
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UN rights expert questions US drone strike policy
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions published a report , released Tuesday, asking the US to clarify its policy of targeted killing of terrorism suspects through raids and unmanned drone strikes. Christof Hey (More) |
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Holder: Guantanamo detainees will not be transferred to Illinois prison
US Attorney General Eric Holder swore under oath Tuesday that the Obama administration will not transfer Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the Thomson prison in Illinois, despite earlier plans . At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Holder discussed (More) |
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ACLU calls for immediate remedy of Arizona immigrant detention conditions
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of immigrants being held in the immigration detention units of the Pinal County Jail (PCJ) in Arizona. The ACLU sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Sec (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.
