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House approves bill preventing US trial of Guantanamo detainees
The US House of Representatives voted 212-206 Wednesday in favor of a defense spending bill that includes a provision preventing Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred to the US for trial. The legislation would block Khalid Sheikh Moham (More) |
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Advocacy groups petition for investigation of Guantanamo psychologist
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) petitioned a court on Wednesday to investigate a Guantanamo Bay psychologist who allegedly engaged in activities amounting to professional misconduct. T (More) |
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The Ghailani Trial: Justice Served
JURIST Guest Columnists Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen of New England Law Boston say that the Ghailani trial demonstrated that, even without evidence obtained from questionable interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects, the government (More) |
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Rights group calls for release of last UK Guantanamo detainee
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged the US and the UK to work towards the release of the last British Guantanamo Bay detainee, Shaker Aamer, whom AI claims is being arbitrarily detained. Aamer, a UK resident, has been held by the US since (More) |
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UK prosecutor not charging intelligence officer over torture allegations
A British intelligence officer accused of torturing a Guantanamo Bay detainee will not be charged due to a lack of evidence, the country's public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. The MI5 officer was allegedly complicit in the abuse of Binyam Moh (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee acquitted on all but one charge
The first civilian trial of an ex-Guantanamo detainee ended on Wednesday with the jury convicting Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] on only one of 285 counts of conspiracy, murder and attempted murder for his invo (More) |
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Federal judge denies motion for mistrial in ex-Guantanamo detainee trial
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday denied a defense motion for mistrial in the trial of ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive]. The motion came (More) |
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UK government settles with 16 Guantanamo detainees over torture allegations
The UK government on Tuesday announced a settlement with 16 Guantanamo Bay detainees over allegations of torture. Details of the settlement agreement, which are legally bound to a confidentiality agreement, have not been released, although at least (More) |
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ACLU calls on AG to investigate Bush for torture
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday published an open letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile, JURIST news archive], urging him to investigate former president George W. Bush for violation of the federal stat (More) |
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DC Circuit orders further review of Guantanamo detainee release order
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ordered further review of a lower court decision to release Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Olud Slahi , allegedly linked to the 9/11 terrorist attac (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.
