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Guantanamo detainee sues UK for withholding 'torture' evidence
A British resident still detained at Guantanamo Bay filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the UK government alleging that the UK Foreign Office has refused to turn over evidence necessary to his defense before a US military commission, according to the G (More) |
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Hamdan plans boycott of Guantanamo military commission trial
Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] said Monday that he will join fellow detainees in a boycott of his upcoming military commission trial. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who has been in (More) |
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Death sentences report 2007 [Amnesty International]
Death Sentences and Executions in 2007, Amnesty International, April 15, 2008 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Over 1200 people executed worldwide in 2007: Amnesty International
At least 1200 people were executed worldwide in 2007, and 88 percent of those executions took place in five countries: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the USA, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released Tuesday by human rights (More) |
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Third Guantanamo Bay detainee plans to boycott military commission trial
Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Ibrahim al-Qosi [DOD materials; JURIST report] said at a pre-trial hearing Thursday that he plans to boycott his upcoming military commission trial, becoming the third Guantanamo Bay detainee to announce boycott pla (More) |
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Will the Universal Periodic Review Save the UN Human Rights Council?
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Ophélie Namiech, a Legacy Heritage Fellow working for UN Watch in Geneva, says that to restore the credibility of the UN Human Rights Council governments that care about human rights must commit themselves to (More) |
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Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee plans boycott of military commission trial
A Saudi Arabian Guantanamo Bay detainee said during a pre-trial hearing Wednesday that he plans to boycott his upcoming military commission trial and does not wish to attend or have legal representation. Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi described (More) |
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Women facing legalized discrimination worldwide: report
Women face legalized discrimination in nearly every country in the world despite pledges by 185 members to eliminate laws favoring men by 2005, according to a UN-commissioned report released Sunday. Prepared by University of London School of Orient (More) |
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DOD to charge UK resident held at Guantanamo Bay: NYT
The US Department of Defense (DOD) plans to file unspecified terrorism-related charges against one of two UK residents still remaining at Guantanamo Bay, US and British officials told the New York Times Wednesday. UK officials have reportedly obje (More) |
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Saudi Arabia should adopt written penal code: HRW
Saudi Arabia should enact a written penal code to protect the rights of criminal suspects and minors, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday in two reports released after a year-long HRW investigation into the Saudi Arabian justice system uncovered (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
