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USS Cole bombing suspect to face military tribunal at Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Wednesday officially referred charges against a high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainee who allegedly planned the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that left 17 sailors dead and 37 others injured. Saudi-born former milli (More) |
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Mubarak trial put on hold amid claims of judicial bias
The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] was suspended Monday until next month amid bias claims. Lawyers for the families of the anti-Mubarak protesters who were killed argued to the Cairo Appeal (More) |
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Mubarak trial suspended after former ally testifies
The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile] was paused on Saturday, after lawyers representing victims and their families filed motions to change both the location and judge for the trial. That morning, confidante to Mu (More) |
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Georgia executes Troy Anthony Davis after Supreme Court denies stay
The state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday night after his eleventh-hour appeal for clemency was denied by the US Supreme Court. Davis was put to death by lethal injection, the three-drug cock (More) |
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Supreme Court stays Texas execution for third time
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday ordered a stay of execution for Cleve Foster [TDCJ profile; case materials], a former Army recruiter and convicted murderer. The execution, which had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, was stayed (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Belarus to release political prisoners
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday suggested a need for UN intervention in Belarus and demanded the nation free non-violent political prisoners. Although Belarus is an active member of the UN and has ratified many of its (More) |
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Prosecuting Gaddafi: Ensuring Justice in Libya
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Adeogun-Phillips of Charles Anthony LLP says that despite concerns surrounding the ability of the new Libyan government to provide Muammar Gaddafi with a fair trial upon capture, it should be allowed the opportunity to (More) |
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Supreme Court stays Texas execution
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Thursday ordered a stay of execution for Duane Buck, a convicted murderer in Texas, pending a determination on whether to grant certiorari in the case. Buck's appeal is not arguing his innocence, but rat (More) |
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Egypt court sentences former Mubarak associates on corruption charges
An Egyptian criminal court on Thursday sentenced three associates of former president Hosni Mubarak to prison and ordered them to pay fines after they were found guilty on charges of corruption that occurred under the Mubarak regime. Ahmed Ezz, a s (More) |
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Afghanistan police committing serious abuses: HRW
The Afghan Local Police (ALP) force is committing serious abuses , and the Afghan government is doing little to hold the officials accountable, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced Monday. In a report entitled "Just Don't Call It a Militia: Impunity (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.
