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Amnesty urges independent probe of Guantanamo abuse allegations
The US military's determination that there is not sufficient evidence to support allegations of abuse [statement, PDF; JURIST report] at Guantanamo Bay prompted Amnesty International Thursday to renew its calls for an independent investigation (More) |
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Hicks lawyer says dangerous terrorist label will prevent fair trial at Guantanamo
Comments by the commander of Guantanamo Bay that Australian detainee David Hicks continues to be a dangerous terrorist were cited by one of Hicks' lawyers Thursday as an example of why Hicks will not receive a fair trial. Rear Admiral Harry H (More) |
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Portugal to conduct probe of CIA extraordinary rendition flights
Portugal is the latest country to open an investigation into alleged stopovers of secret CIA rendition flights transporting terror suspects, according to a report from state-owned news agency Lusa Monday. Last month, a report adopted by a Europea (More) |
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Australia PM supports US re-charging sole Australian Guantanamo detainee
Australian Prime Minister John Howard spoke out Sunday in support of the Pentagon's decision to recharge 31-year-old David Hicks , the single Australian terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay , notwithstanding US inclusion of a criminal count - provi (More) |
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US Marine paralegal accused of false statement after Guantanamo abuse claim
Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, the US Marine defense coordinator for the western US, told the Associated Press Friday that his paralegal, Sgt. Heather Cerveny, has been accused of having made a false statement by Army Col. Richard Basset. Bassett was ordered (More) |
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Guantanamo guards taunted detainees with Saddam hanging photos: Hicks lawyer
US soldiers taunted detainees at Guantanamo Bay with pictures of Saddam Hussein's hanging in "an attempt to intimidate and compel submission under a threat of death and mentally torture," according to comments made Thursday by a defe (More) |
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First new Guantanamo detainee charges expected by Friday: chief prosecutor
New war crimes charges will be filed against Guantanamo Bay detainees beginning as early as Friday, chief prosecutor Col. Moe Davis (USAF) said Tuesday. Davis said, however, that charges are only expected to be filed against a few of the 10 detain (More) |
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Guantanamo military trials face further delays
Fewer Guantanamo Bay prisoners will be charged with war crimes this week than originally expected, chief prosecutor USAF Col. Moe Davis told Reuters Monday. Revised charges were expected to be filed against up to 20 suspected members of al Qaeda a (More) |
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Guantanamo defense lawyer says 160 detainees moved to solitary
Guantanamo defense lawyer and Reprieve senior counsel Zachary Katznelson told Reuters in an interview published Friday that since December at least 160 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been moved to solitary confinement in the new part of the facili (More) |
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Hicks could face reduced charges in new Guantanamo military trial
Australian officials said Monday that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks could face reduced charges when he goes to trial before new US military commissions, the procedural rules for which were promulgated last week. Hicks' origina (More) |
John Marshall declared federal judicial supremacy over states
On February 20, 1809, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in United States v. Peters that the legal power of the federal judiciary is greater than that of any individual state: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy rights acquired under those judgments, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery; and the nation is deprived of the means of enforcing its laws by the instrumentality of its own tribunals."
