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Amnesty blasts UK for 'forgotten prisoners' at Guantanamo
Amnesty International (AI) Monday condemned as "shameful" the British government's inattention to the plight of nine long-term British residents currently being held at the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, and called once a (More) |
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Guantanamo hunger strikers reported near death
Several detainees involved in the continuing Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes are close to death, according to lawyers acting for the detainees. Despite force-feedings by the US military, there is concern for two emaciated Yemenis and a hospitalized S (More) |
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McCain calls for quicker process at Guantanamo
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Friday that detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay who have been in the camp up to four years should have their cases heard and decided. Speaking to Associated Press at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, M (More) |
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Army says new death penalty rules may apply to Guantanamo detainees
A US Army spokesperson said Tuesday that new military death penalty regulations [JURIST document; JURIST report] may also apply to enemy combatants. The new rules, which enable the army to determine the location for executions "imposed by mili (More) |
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Yemen to try al Qaeda suspects released from Guantanamo Bay
Six Yemen citizens, including four who have been released from the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will face stand trial in a special terrorism court on accusations of belonging to al Qaeda, according to a report in the September 26 newsp (More) |
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US charges tenth Guantanamo detainee
The US Department of Defense announced Friday that it has brought charges [charge sheet; DOD press release] against a tenth Guantanamo Bay detainee. Abdul Zahir has been formally charged with conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attacking civilians, a (More) |
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Gitmo hunger strikes decreasing, US military says
The US military said Thursday that the number of detainees participating in hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay had reached its lowest point since October 2005, but offered no reasons for the dropoff. The number of hunger strikes has dropped from as m (More) |
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Gitmo detainees provided information in London bombing investigation
Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay were able to provide valuable information in connection with last year's London bombings , Army Maj. Gen. Jay Hood, who is in charge of the prison, said Wednesday. Hood said that a number of Guantanamo detainee (More) |
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Bush defends Guantanamo prison camp, courts
US President George Bush on Friday defended the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay , calling it "a necessary part of protecting the American people". Bush's comments came during a White House press conference with German Chancellor Angela (More) |
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Justice Department urges Supreme Court to dismiss Guantanamo tribunals case
The US Justice Department filed a motion with the US Supreme Court Thursday to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a case brought by Salim Ahmed Hamdan challenging President Bush's authority to establish military commissions to try Guantanamo Bay (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."
