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Alleged 9/11 conspirators ask to plead guilty at Guantanamo military commission hearing
Five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , indicated at a military commission pre-trial hearing on Monday that they wished to plead guilty (More) |
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New judge assigned to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed military commission trial
The US military has assigned Army judge Col. Stephen Henley to preside over the the war crimes trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , according to a Miami Herald repor (More) |
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US military judge rules detainees not entitled to Internet access for trial defense
The US Department of Defense (DOD) released a ruling Sunday indicating that Guantanamo detainees who represent themselves at trial are not entitled to Internet access and some computer hardware and software to aid in their defense. Military judge C (More) |
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Khadr military judge bars Hartmann from legal advisor role
The military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday barred US Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann from acting as a legal advisor to the commission in (More) |
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US military judge disqualifies Pentagon advisor from another Guantanamo trial
A military judge on Thursday ordered that military commissions legal advisor Gen. Thomas Hartmann will not participate in the Guantanamo trial of Afghan detainee Mohammed Jawad [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. The judge, Army Col. Steve Henl (More) |
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Military commissions advisor too aggressive: Guantanamo official
US Army Gen. Gregory Zanetti , deputy commander at Guantanamo Bay, testified [Miami Herald report] Wednesday that military commissions legal advisor Gen. Thomas Hartmann routinely bullied his counterparts and was inappropriately aggressive in see (More) |
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Hamdan verdict is not a "victory" for American justice
Deborah Colson [Senior Associate, Law & Security Program, Human Rights First]: "Last Wednesday, a panel of six military officers returned a split verdict in the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan, convicting Mr. Hamdan of material sup (More) |
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Report from Guantánamo: Hamdan trial is a false and unnecessary experiment
Aaron Zisser [Human Rights Fellow, Human Rights First]: "The first week of the first trial at Guantánamo Bay did not seem, at first glance, particularly extraordinary. True, there were some obvious differences between civilian courts and (More) |
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US delaying payment to Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
The US government is preventing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from paying lawyers defending Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects on trial before US military commissions , ACLU director Anthony Romero said Tuesday. Lawyers for the group' (More) |
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White House claims top court ruling could lead to 'dangerous detainees' released in US
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said Thursday that the administration is still working to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center , but suggested that a recent US Supreme Court decision could lead to the release of "dangerous detaine (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.
