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Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda media director appeal conviction
Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday appealed his conviction and life sentence for conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support (More) |
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Federal judge denies release to Yemeni and Tunisian Guantanamo detainees
Judge Richard Leon for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ruled that the US government could continue to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees Hisham Sliti and Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi . Both men had filed habeas corpus petiti (More) |
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US military commission sentences Yemeni detainee to life in prison
A US military commission sentenced Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul to life in prison Monday following his Friday conviction for conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. Al Bahlul, a 39-year old (More) |
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US military commission jury convicts alleged al Qaeda media director
A US military commission jury has convicted alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing material support for terrorism. The jury reached a verdict on Friday, but (More) |
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Report from Guantanamo: Al-Bahlul case shows trials should be held in federal courts
Sharon Kelly [Elect to End Torture Campaign Manager, Human Rights First]: "One week before the presidential election, the Guantanamo trials grind slowly on, although this week's trial of Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al-Bahlul, a Yemeni accused o (More) |
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US military jury reaches verdict on alleged al Qaeda media director
The jury in the US military commission trial of alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul reached a verdict in the case Friday, but that will not be unsealed until Monday, when al Bahlul is present in the courtroom at the Gu (More) |
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Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Alleged al Qaeda propagandist Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul went on trial Monday before a military commission at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Al Bahlul is only the second detainee to go on trial in Guantanamo since it opened in 2002. He attended (More) |
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Report from Guantanamo: A need for prosecutorial discretion
Anthony S. Barkow [voluntary consultant, Human Rights First]: "The fair administration of criminal justice requires prosecutors to exercise their power and discretion to do justice and defense lawyers who are zealous and effective. I was in Gua (More) |
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First Guantanamo detainee hearing in new court complex delayed by technical glitch
A technical problem delayed the start of the arraignment hearing for Yemeni Guantanamo detainee Ali Hamza Ahman Sulayman al-Bahlul Wednesday when a courtroom sound feed in the brand new Guantanamo legal compound cut off for reporters in the spectato (More) |
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Report from Guantánamo: torture memo example of authorized prisoner abuse
Deborah Colson [senior associate, Human Rights First, Law and Security]: "In a March 2003 Office of Legal Counsel memorandum, released for the first time last week, John Yoo justified the use of cruel interrogation techniques on "unlawful c (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
