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Four Afghans transferred from Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Saturday announced the repatriation of four Guantanamo Bay detainees to Afghanistan. The prisoners, Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani and Mohammed Zahir, were released after a review of their cases. Altho (More) |
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Obama signs defense spending bill with provisions preventing Guantanamo closure
US President Barack Obama signed the annual federal defense policy bill into law Friday but expressed dissatisfaction over provisions that limit the his ability to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. HR 3979 authorizes a $585 billion (More) |
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6 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Uruguay
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced the transfer of six detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to Uruguay. This move is the result of a 2009 Executive Order issued by President Obama instructing the Guantanamo Bay (More) |
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DOD announces transfer of 5 Guantanamo detainees
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Thursday the transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay . Three are being transferred to the country of Georgia, while Slovakia will accepted the transfer of two more detai (More) |
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Defense lawyer argues Guantanamo detainee immune from war crimes charges
A US military lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay detainee argued Monday that the detainee, who is described as an al Qaeda commander, may be classified as a soldier according to international war rules and thus exempt from prosecution. The lawyer asked a j (More) |
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Guantanamo inmate of 13 years released to Kuwait
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced the release of Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda from the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, after nearly 13 years of imprisonment without a trial. Al Awda is a 37-year-old citizen of Ku (More) |
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UN officials urge for universal ratification of a treaty to prevent inhumane treatment
The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) on Monday opened its 53rd session and discussed the changes that have been made since the Convention Against Torture , an international legal framework to prevent torture and other types of inhumane treatme (More) |
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UK court says Libyan can sue over rendition
A British court ruled Thursday that a former Libyan military commander can sue the British government for its alleged role in his detention and rendition. In 2004, Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife were arrested in Bangkok, Thailand and returned to M (More) |
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DOJ seeks stay on release of Guantanamo force-feeding videos
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion in the US District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to stay an order issued by the court earlier this month requiring the public release of 28 videos showing the forcible removal an (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo force feeding videos
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the public release of 28 videos showing the forcible removal and forced feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainee Wa'el Dhiab. Dhiab, a Syrian citizen, has been held at Guan (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."
