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El-Masri CIA rendition case dismissal [US DC]
Khaled el-Masri v. George Tenet, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge T.S. Ellis III, May 18, 2006 . Read the full text of the order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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US should shut Guantanamo, stop renditions, reveal secret prisons: UN panel
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) said Friday in a report on its annual review of US compliance with the Convention Against Torture that the United States should shut down its prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay . The r (More) |
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Judge dismisses el-Masri CIA rendition suit on state secrets grounds
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a highly-publicized lawsuit brought by the ACLU against CIA Director George Tenet and other agency officials and employees on behalf of Khalid El-Masri , a German national who alleges that he was kidnapped in Ma (More) |
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Europe delegation says CIA confirmed renditions, but suggested state complicity
Members of a European Parliament delegation just back from a visit to the US told reporters in Strasbourg Wednesday that CIA officials had confirmed to them "that between 30 and 50 people have been transported by extraordinary rendition" (More) |
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Bad Politics, Worse Law: Re-writing the UK Human Rights Act
JURIST Guest Columnist Chandra Lekha Sriram, Chair of Human Rights at the University of East London School of Law (UK), says that the UK government's push to limit the application of the Human Rights Act in matters of public safety is politically (More) |
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Federal judge urged to dismiss el-Masri CIA rendition lawsuit
US government lawyers urged a federal judge Friday to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by Khalid el-Masri against former CIA director George Tenet and other CIA officials. El-Masri is a German national who alleges he was kidnapped in Macedonia in 20 (More) |
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US still denying access to terror detainees: Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) officials said on Friday that the US has once again refused to grant the watchdog access to terror detainees held in covert prisons following discussions between ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger and (More) |
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Lawyer claims imam kidnapped by CIA in Italy was beaten in US custody
The lawyer for Moustafa Hassan Nasr , the Egyptian cleric who CIA operatives allegedly kidnapped and moved out of Italy to Egypt in 2003 in an instance of extraordinary rendition , has claimed that Nasr was physically beaten while in US custody. Mo (More) |
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EU delegation queries US officials on CIA prisons, rendition flights
A 13-member delegation of European Union [official website; JURIST news archive] officials arrived in Washington on Tuesday and began meeting with Bush administration officials, members of the US House and Senate and other officials in Washington as (More) |
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US continues defense of detainee interrogation practices at UN torture panel
All US personnel are prohibited from using torture when interrogating terror suspects and other detainees, US Department of State legal adviser John Bellinger told the UN Committee against Torture Monday during a second day of questioning in an a (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.
