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House Republicans propose bill to let states refuse to take Guantanamo detainees
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives on Thursday announced the "Keep Terrorists Out of America Act," which would require approval from a state's governor and legislature before Guantanamo Bay detainees could be tran (More) |
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France to take Algerian Guantanamo detainee
The French government on Wednesday confirmed that it will accept Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Lakhdar Boumediene after his release from the detention center. Boumediene was the named plaintiff in the US Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush [o (More) |
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US defense secretary considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. Gates told reporters in Saudi Arabia th (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Monday the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed. Ahmed has been held in Guantanamo for seven years after he was picked up in a al Qaeda (More) |
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US asking Germany to accept 10 Guantanamo detainees: reports
A spokesperson for the German Interior Ministry said Sunday that the US has asked Germany to take in up to 10 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The US government reportedly asked [Washington Post report] Germany and other European (More) |
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Obama may continue military commission process: NYT
The Obama administration may reinstitute controversial military commission [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] proceedings for Guantanamo Bay military prison detainees in an announcement as early as next week, according to a New York Times report (More) |
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Abu Ghraib guards to appeal convictions after release of interrogation memos
Lawyers for former Abu Ghraib guards said the guards intend to appeal their convictions of torture and abuse in light of the recent release of four secret CIA interrogation memos , according to a Friday report in the Washington Post. The lawyers s (More) |
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Lawyers urge release of Guantanamo detainees captured as juveniles
Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees who were captured as juveniles called for their release Wednesday, the same day as the UN Security Council held an open meeting on children in armed conflict. Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar K (More) |
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Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday decided to initiate an investigation into torture allegations at Guantanamo Bay made by four former prisoners held at the facility. Garzon said he based his decision on (More) |
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UK reiterates willingness to consider US request to accept Guantanamo detainees
UK Justice Minister Jack Straw said Monday that his country would still be willing to consider a US request to take in terrorism detainees held by at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, if doing so would aid in the closure of the facility. Speak (More) |
Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed
On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime.
175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the U.S. Psychotropic Substances Act, the U.K. Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Substances Act.
