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DC Circuit again rejects suit by former UK Guantanamo detainees
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Friday a lawsuit by four UK citizens and former Guantanamo Bay detainees against former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other military officials. The court's (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claims torture prior to authorization of techniques
The lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee Rafik Alhami filed suit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that Alhami was tortured before the Bush administration approved of the techniques. The suit claims [Star-Le (More) |
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Federal judge adopts Obama administration standard for holding Guantanamo detainees
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday adopted a new standard for authorizing and reviewing the detention of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay proffered by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last month. The DO (More) |
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UK court gives government one week to seek release of US 'torture' intelligence
A London High Court judge said Wednesday that the court will issue an order for the release of classified US intelligence relating to the detention of Binyam Mohamed [Reprieve profile; JURIST news archive] if the UK government does not request the (More) |
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Senate declassifies report implicating Bush officials in harsh interrogation policies
The US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday declassified a November 2008 report [text, PDF; JURIST report] detailing the extent of top Bush administration officials' involvement in implementing severe interrogation techniques empl (More) |
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Senate minority leader criticizes closure of Guantanamo without plan for detainees
US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that the Obama administration doesn't have a plan to deal with detainees at Guantanamo Bay once the facility closes. McConnell, speaking before the Senate, called the facilities at (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee alleges continued abuse in phone interview
Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammad El Gharani has alleged that he has been recently abused by guards at the military prison, according to a Tuesday report by Al Jazeera. El Gharani reportedly made the allegations during a phone interview with (More) |
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Rights group presses for prompt Guantanamo habeas hearings
The US has been slow to conduct habeas corpus hearings for Guantanamo Bay detainees despite a June 2008 US Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] mandating prompt hearings, Amnesty Interna (More) |
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Austria refuses to accept Guantanamo detainees
Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter said Monday that the country would not accept released Guantanamo Bay detainees from the US, according to a report by the Associated Press. Fekter said the detainees could pose a se (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek Supreme Court review of detention
A group of 17 Chinese Uighur Muslims held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday, asking the Court to order their release. The petition seeks (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.
