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Amnesty: Australia must address abuse of child prisoners
Following released footage showing indigenous children being abused while in detention in Australia's Northern Territory, Amnesty International (AI) called upon the Australian government Thursday to alter its current juvenile detention policies. A (More) |
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UN urges all states to adopt 'Nelson Mandela Rules' on prisoner treatment
A group of international human rights experts, including UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez, on Monday called on states worldwide to adopt the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners . Also known as the Nelson Man (More) |
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US transfers Guantanamo detainees to Serbia, Italy
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo detainees to Serbia. Yemeni detainee Mansur Ahmad Saad al-Dayfi and Tajik detainee Muhammadi Davlatov were transferred to Serbia after extensive review. The trans (More) |
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Republicans question transfer of low-level Guantanamo Bay detainees
In a hearing on Thursday several Republican lawmakers questioned Obama administration officials in regards to the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees. In the hearing , before the House Foreign Affairs committee , lawmakers claimed that the two adm (More) |
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UK prosecutors: no charges against MI6 for sending back Libya dissidents
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated on Thursday that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against anyone in MI6 for its involvement in the movement and alleged ill treatment of Abdel Hakim Belhadj , and Sami Al Saadi and t (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee appears before secret tribunal seeking release
Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi appeared before a secret government tribunal on Thursday, seeking to be released from his detention. Slahi, who was one of only two Guantanamo prisoners to endure a Rumsfeld approved "special interrogati (More) |
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Senate committee approves use of video conferencing for Guantanamo detainees
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a measure that would permit detainees at Guantanamo Bay to plead guilty for their crimes through video conferencing, and would also allow the transfer of detainees to third-world countries to reduce the (More) |
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Federal appeals court allows release of classified materials to Bergdahl's attorneys
The US Army Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that the lawyers for US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should be allowed access to classified materials. In an opinion made public Saturday, the three-judge court upheld the military judge's issuance of (More) |
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Federal judge rules lawsuit against creators of CIA interrogation program may proceed
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit against two former military psychologists who developed the CIA's interrogation program under George W. Bush may proceed. US District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush of the US District Court of the Ea (More) |
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DOD to transfer 9 Guantanamo detainees to Saudia Arabia
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced the transfer of 9 Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia on Saturday as they continue their efforts to close the facility. They would have sent the prisoners back to their home country but the (More) |
First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia
On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.
