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Italy court convicts former Guantanamo detainee
An Italian court on Monday convicted former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri on terror charges and sentenced the Tunisian man to six years in prison. Prosecutors accused Nasri of working for a terror group associated with al Qaeda (More) |
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Spain judge seeks US government response to Guantanamo abuse allegations
Spanish judge Eloy Velasco on Friday set a March 1 deadline for the US government to indicate whether Guantanamo abuse allegations will be investigated by US lawyers before deciding whether to allow a controversial lawsuit against former Bush admini (More) |
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Federal judge sentences ex-Guantanamo detainee to life imprisonment
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday sentenced former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] to life imprisonment for his role in the 1998 bombings (More) |
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UN, EU failing to stand up to rights abuses: HRW
EU member states and the UN have failed to adequately respond to human rights abuses and violations, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) annual report published Monday. The report accuses countries of adopting soft approaches to human right (More) |
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Federal judge denies request to overturn ex-Guantanamo detainee's conviction
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday denied a request to throw out the conviction of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive]. In his ruling, (More) |
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Obama administration may resume military commission trials: NYT
The Obama administration may increase its use of controversial military commissions [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] for Guantanamo Bay detainees, according to a New York Times report Wednesday. Per the report, administration officials plan to (More) |
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Federal court dismisses ACLU request for Guantanamo transcripts
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the US government does not have to release non-redacted transcripts relating to the interrogation of certain "high value" detainees at Guantanam (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to rule on DC same-sex marriage, Guantanamo habeas cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] declined Tuesday to rule on a DC same-sex marriage referendum and a Guantanamo detainee appeal but granted certiorari in a consolidated case involving Medicaid reimbursement rates. In Jac (More) |
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UN rights chief urges investigation into protestor deaths in Tunisia
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Tunisian government to investigate the recent deaths of public protestors and called on government security forces to admit use of excessive force against them. According to (More) |
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Federal judge rejects Algerian Guantanamo detainee's habeas petition
A federal judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied the habeas corpus petition of Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Razak Ali. The judge rejected Razak Ali's claim of mistaken identity and ruled that US officials (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.
