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Egypt promises to treat released Gitmo detainee humanely
Egypt reassured the US Monday that Sami Al Laithi, an Egyptian man who was released from Guantanamo Bay last week and tranferred to Egypt, would be "treated humanely, in accordance with Egyptian and international legal obligations." A Pe (More) |
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Egyptian detainee freed from Guantanamo Bay
The US Department of Defense announced Saturday the release of one Egyptian detainee from the prison at Guantanamo Bay after a military Combatant Status Review Tribunal determined he was no longer an enemy combatant. The unnamed detainee will be (More) |
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Italy issues three more arrest warrants in CIA abduction case
Milan Prosecutor Armando Spataro announced Friday the approval of three new arrest warrants in connection for purported CIA operatives with the kidnapping of a radical Muslim in 2003 [Washington Post report] in Milan. A total of 22 purported CIA ope (More) |
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Judge rejects Ashcroft claim that appeal rules not applicable in emergencies
A federal district judge Wednesday rejected a claim by former US Attorney General John Ashcroft [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive] that the government should be exempt from certain regulations during national emergencies and allowed the contin (More) |
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Trial of Egyptian opposition leader adjourned
An Egyptian court has adjourned the forgery trial of Ayman Nour , the Egyptian opposition leader who was ordered to re-appear in court earlier this week on charges connected to the submission of forged signatures . The Cairo appeals court adjourned (More) |
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Egyptian PM says abolishing emergency laws will take time
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told newly-appointed US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes Monday that his government plans to lift the state of emergency that has been in place in the country for 24 years. Nazif told Hu (More) |
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Egyptian opposition leader ordered to re-appear in court
Egyptian judges Monday ordered opposition leader and recent presidential candidate Ayman Nour to appear in court again Tuesday to answer charges connected to the submission of forged signatures when his party applied for official recognition last (More) |
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US continues holdout against nuclear test ban treaty
The US boycotted a 3-day UN conference [conference website; JURIST report] that ended Friday designed to encourage the 11 nuclear countries who have not signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [text, PDF; Wikipedia backgrounder] to do so. T (More) |
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Mubarak's Democratic Charade
JURIST Guest Columnist Kristen Stilt of the University of Washington School of Law says that the victory of President Hosni Mubarak in the recent Egyptian multi-candidate presidential election was no triumph of democracy, but rather the product of co (More) |
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Palestinian leaders call for stop to looting in evacuated Gaza Strip
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other leaders Tuesday called on Palestinians to halt looting and restore order following Israel's withdrawal earlier this week from the formerly occupied Gaza Strip . Celebrations and disorder spread sw (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
