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Second Circuit allows CIA to withhold interrogation documents
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ruled that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) do not have to release records pertaining to CIA detention and interrogation programs for prisoners in U (More) |
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Malaysia rights group finds Bush and associates guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Friday found former US president George W. Bush and seven administration officials guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial. The five-member tribunal convicted Bush, former vi (More) |
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9/11 suspects arraigned at military tribunal
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four of his alleged co-conspirators were arraigned on Saturday at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay for their involvement in the 9/11 attacks . The hearing was prolonged by numerous i (More) |
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Bush administration lawyer granted qualified immunity in torture lawsuit
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted qualified immunity to former Bush administration official John Yoo [academic profile; JURIST news archive] over allegations of wrongdoing in relation to controversial memos asserti (More) |
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ACLU seeks access to 9/11 trial testimony
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a motion in the Guantanamo Bay military court seeking access to hear what methods the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used when interrogating the five alleged 9/11 conspirators. The (More) |
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IACHR Guantanamo Case a Hallmark for Human Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist J. Wells Dixon, Senior Staff Attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, and attorney for Guantanamo detainee Djamel Ameziane, says that the IACHR's acceptance of his case is instrumental in promoting US responsibility f (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees released to El Salvador
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that two Uighur detainees were released from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to El Salvador, where they have chosen to resettle. They are being released pursuant to a 2008 order by t (More) |
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Khadr requests transfer to Canada
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday sent an application to the Canadian government requesting a transfer to his home state from the US military detention facility. In 2010 Khadr (More) |
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Libya military commander sues UK foreign secretary for alleged illegal rendition
A Libyan military commander filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against former UK Justice Minister Jack Straw alleging that the minister was instrumental in his illegal rendition to Libya, where he was tortured under the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Abdel Hak (More) |
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Chief Guantanamo judge sets trial date for 9/11 accused
The chief US military judge at Guantanamo Bay assigned himself on Monday to preside over the tribunals of five alleged plotters of the 9/11 terror attacks . Army Col. James Pohl scheduled the hearing for May 5, only a few days after the one-year (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.
