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UK police begin investigation into alleged abuse of Guantanamo detainee
The UK Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) announced Friday that it is investigating the alleged mistreatment of an Ethiopian Guantanamo Bay detainee by British intelligence officers. Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile; JURIST news archive], who was (More) |
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Obama's reversal on detainee abuse photos properly balances transparency and national security
John W. Whitehead [Founder and President, The Rutherford Institute]: "President Obama has been accused of falling short of his campaign promises for a more transparent government. It certainly appears that the Obama administration is borrowing f (More) |
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Former high-value CIA detainee dies in Libya prison
A former high-value US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detainee died in a Libyan prison Tuesday. Ali Mohamed Abdelaziz al Fakhiri, also known as Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi , apparently committed suicide in his cell at al Saleem prison. The Bush admin (More) |
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House Judiciary chair renews call for probe into Bush 'war on terror' policies
US House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) has released a final version of a report reiterating his allegations that the Bush administration engaged in numerous abuses during the "war on terror" and calling on Attorn (More) |
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UK police to investigate MI5 agent role in US detainee alleged abuse
UK Attorney General Janet Scotland said Thursday that police would conduct an investigation into claims that an agent of the country's MI5 intelligence service took part in the allegedly abusive interrogation of former Guantanamo Bay detaine (More) |
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AG Holder issues new FOIA guidelines
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday new guidelines for complying with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) . The new guidelines, designed to increase transparency in government, willrescind the Attorney General's FOIA Memorand (More) |
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UK to publish detainee interrogation guidelines
The UK will publish the guidance it gives to intelligence officers for questioning suspects overseas, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told parliament in a written statement Wednesday. Restating the UK's unequivocal condemnation of torture, Brown s (More) |
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Guantanamo ex-detainee claims memos show UK involved in alleged torture
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] claimed in Sunday media reports that documents sent from MI5 to the CIA show that the British intelligence agency was involved with his alleged torture in Morocco . (More) |
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Senate committee considers 'truth commission' to investigate Bush policies
Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website; JURIST news archive] Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official profile; JURIST news archive] called for the creation of a truth commission to investigate the national security policies of the Geo (More) |
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DOJ releases Bush administration memos on executive authority in 'war on terror'
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released two memoranda and seven opinions authored by the White House Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) during the presidency of George W. Bush , supporting the administration's counter-terrorism (More) |
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer
On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.
