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UK Supreme Court bars 'secret evidence' in Guantanamo trials
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that secret service organizations cannot withhold evidence from opposing parties nor conduct closed trials. The appellants, secret service organizations including MI5 , appealing a May 2010 ruling , requested t (More) |
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EU still open to receiving Guantanamo detainees: report
An EU official told the Miami Herald Wednesday that Europe is still willing to resettle [Miami Herald report] Guantanamo Bay detainees despite Congress' efforts to prevent closure and transfers. In a display of commitment to a 2009 agreement with (More) |
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US brings Somali terror suspect to New York for civil trial
The Obama administration has brought Somali terror suspect Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame to the US to face a civil trial in New York, a decision that has sparked harsh criticism. Warsame was captured by US forces in April somewhere in the Gulf region an (More) |
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Military court upholds war crimes conviction of Hamdan
An appeals panel for the US Court of Military Commission Review on Friday upheld the conviction of former Osama Bin Laden driver and Guantanamo Bay detainee, Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. The panel, which decided to he (More) |
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DOD names new chief prosecutor at Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Thursday announced the appointment of Army Brig. General Mark Martins as the new chief war crimes prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay as head of the Office of Military Commissions . Martins, who is currently serving i (More) |
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Federal judge denies release of Taliban Guantanamo detainee
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ruled against the release of a former high-ranking Taliban official at Guantanamo Bay despite a request from Afghanistan's Peace Council to release the prisoner. Judge Ric (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Rumsfeld torture suit
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a torture suit against former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld [ABC news backgrounder; JURIST news archive] brought by four Afghan and five Iraqi c (More) |
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Federal prosecutors drop charges against Osama Bin Laden
Federal prosecutors in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dropped all charges against al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in a filing made Friday. The judge approved the procedural move, which is typical upon the death of a (More) |
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AG Holder defends prosecuting terror suspects in civilian courts
US Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday defended his plans to prosecute terror suspects in federal civilian courts, responding to harsh criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging two Iraqi-born terror suspects in Kentucky (More) |
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Rights group appeals dismissal of Guantanamo suicide case
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Monday appealed the dismissal of a case over two Guantanamo Bay detainees,Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia and Salah Al-Salami of Yemen, who committed suicide while in detention in 2006. The CCR filed (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.
