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Supreme Court to rule on claim against private prison contractors
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Minneci v. Pollard [docket; cert. petition, PDF] to decide whether to allow a cause of action against private contractors running a federal prison. The issue is whether the court should imply a (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainee suing Egypt regime officials over torture allegations
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee announced Friday that he is suing members of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's regime over allegations that he was tortured by the government while in Egyptian custody. Mamdouh Habib, an Australian citizen, (More) |
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US denies Poland request for assistance in secret CIA prison investigation
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights announced Tuesday that the US government has refused to provide legal cooperation to Polish prosecutors investigating whether Saudi terror suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile, JURIST news archive] w (More) |
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Germany court rejects El-Masri CIA rendition suit
A German administrative court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Khaled El-Masri seeking the arrest and extradition of 13 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents whom El-Masri claims kidnapped and illegally detained him in 2003 as part of the Bush adm (More) |
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ACLU appeals CIA rendition case to Supreme Court
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday filed an appeal [cert. petition, PDF; press release] with the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling dismissing its suit over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program . In a September en banc re (More) |
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Leaked cables reveal US urged Germany not to prosecute CIA officials for rendition
The Bush administration urged Germany not to prosecute Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials involved in the alleged illegal arrest and torture of German citizen Khaled El-Masri under the administration's extraordinary rendition program , a (More) |
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Rights group urges EU to hold nations accountable for CIA rendition programs
The EU has failed to hold member states legally accountable for their involvement in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extraordinary rendition program , according to a report published Monday by Amnesty International (AI) . In its report, e (More) |
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Poland prosecutors grant terror suspect victim status
Polish prosecutors investigating the secret CIA prison in Poland on Wednesday gave Saudi terror suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile, JURIST news archive] victim status, recognizing the validity of his claims that he was mistreated by inter (More) |
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Morocco terrorism suspects face serious human rights violations: HRW
Suspects detained under Morocco's counterterrorism law routinely face serious human rights violations, including illegal detention and torture, according to a report issued Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The 56-page report was created followi (More) |
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Europe rights court to review Macedonia role in CIA extraordinary rendition
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced Thursday that it will review the involvement of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in the extraordinary rendition and torture of Khaled El-Masri by the Central Intelligence Agen (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.
