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Bangladesh war crimes tribunal begins first trial
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICTB) began its first trial on Sunday for crimes against humanity committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 [Bangladesh News backgrounder]. The first suspect in this trial is Delwar Hossain (More) |
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Continued Dysfunction Marks Guantanamo Bureaucracy
JURIST Guest Columnist J. Wells Dixon, Senior Staff Attorney for the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights, says there is a systematic dysfunction within the bureaucracy of the Guantánamo Bay detention (More) |
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Uganda man sentenced to 30 years for killing gay rights activist
The Ugandan High Court on Thursday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for beating to death prominent gay rights activist David Kato. Enock Nsubuga confessed to the January 2011 killing, admitting to beating Kato with a hammer at his home before (More) |
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Alleged USS Cole bomber makes first court appearance
Alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] made his first court appearance Wednesday, his first public appearance since he was captured in Dubai in 2002. Nashiri is charged with war crimes under the M (More) |
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Supreme Court rules on 'clearly established' law for habeas petitions
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Greene v. Fisher [SCOTUSblog backgrounder; JURIST report] that, for purposes of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), "clearly established federal law" is limited to Supreme Co (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on life sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Jackson v. Hobbs [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the court will consider whether the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a 14-year-old child convicted of homicide viol (More) |
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Federal judge moves Ohio execution forward, endorses new restrictions
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Friday rejected the appeal [Columbus Dispatch report] of condemned murderer Reginald Brooks, affirming but not definitively ruling on Ohio's new death penalty procedures. In Ju (More) |
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UN rights committee concerned about Iran executions, minority rights
The UN Human Rights Committee expressed concern Friday over the protection of individuals' rights in Iran. The committee, composed of independent experts, has recently examined Iran's progress in adopting the International Covenant on Civil and Po (More) |
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Ohio top judge questions application of death penalty law
The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday opened the first meeting of the state's death panel review committee by reiterating that the purpose of the committee is not to question whether Ohio should have the death (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee lawyers claim government policy violates attorney-client privilege
Lawyers charged with defending detainees at Guantanamo Bay said Tuesday that procedures and practices employed by the US government make it impossible for them to do their jobs. In a letter directed to the attention of the Deputy Secretary of Defe (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
