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Former Guantanamo prisoners held by home governments after latest transfers
Sixteen Saudis and a Bangladeshi man repatriated from Guantanamo Bay earlier this week to their home countries are being detained by their governments. Saudi Arabian authorities say they are holding their nationals in order to investigate whether t (More) |
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Iran liability for Saudi terror attack ruling [US DC]
Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran, US District Court for the District of Columbia, December 22, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal judge rules Iran liable for $254M in 1996 Saudi terror attack on Americans
A US federal judge ruled Friday that Iran is liable to pay $254 million in damages and compensation to families of American victims of a 1996 terrorist attack it helped finance on Khobar Towers , a US military housing compound in Dhahran, Saudi Ara (More) |
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US releases 17 more Guantanamo detainees
The US Department of Defense announced Sunday that it has transferred 17 more Guantanamo Bay detainees to their home countries for detention or release, bringing the number of detainees released from Guantanamo this year to 114. Seven of the newly (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees to be held indefinitely even without charges: US official
US Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State John Bellinger told the Daily Telegraph on Friday that Guantanamo Bay detainees considered an ongoing threat to security will remain in custody indefinitely, regardless of whether there is sufficient evid (More) |
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US returns 16 Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
The US Defense Department Thursday announced the release of 16 Saudi Arabian detainees from Guantanamo Bay . Saudi Arabian Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul said that the detainees would now be "subject to the Saudi system." Over (More) |
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Bolton in sheep's clothing
Anthony D'Amato : "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is US UN Ambassador John Bolton dressed up in sheep's clothing and wearing velvet gloves. He is no friend of internationalization, international law, or human rights.His mai (More) |
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Egypt president cautions against Saddam execution
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [official website; BBC profile] spoke out against the pending execution of Saddam Hussein Thursday, saying it could push Iraq into even greater violence. Mubarak, believed to share the views of many Arab leaders, to (More) |
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China building border fence facing North Korea
China is building a large barbed wire and concrete fence along parts of its border with North Korea , according to farmers and visitors in the area. A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman refused to comment or release information on border security. (More) |
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UK top court rules media should not face libel charges for fair reporting
The Law Lords , the judicial panel of the UK House of Lords that is Britain's highest court, ruled Wednesday that media in Britain should not be subject to libel charges if they publish allegations against public figures as long as they act res (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.
