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Khadr sentenced by military jury
A panel of seven senior US military officers on Sunday sentenced Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to 40 years in prison, but Khadr will serve no more than eight years under the terms of a guilty plea (More) |
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Bahrain coup plot trial begins for Shiite opposition leaders
The trial of 25 Shia Muslim opposition activists began in Bahrain on Thursday with the activists pleading not guilty to charges of plotting to overthrow the government and supporting terror cells. The activists said that they were working for an unn (More) |
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UN children's rights expert urges US not to imprison Khadr
The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict urged the US on Wednesday not to imprison Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. Radhika Coomaraswamy , through a letter sen (More) |
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South Korea rights commission finds military gay ban unconstitutional
The South Korean National Human Rights Commission (NHRCK) has determined that the provision of the military penal code banning same-sex relationships is unconstitutional, according to a report released Wednesday. Under Article 92 of the South Korea (More) |
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UK Supreme Court rules Scotland suspects have right to counsel during interrogations
The UK Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Scottish police can no longer question a suspect in custody without the presence of a lawyer. The court found that the previous law, which permitted interrogation of suspects without a lawyer for up to six h (More) |
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Federal court rules government not required to disclose Bagram detainee information
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a request Monday for documents regarding the detention and treatment of prisoners being held at Bagram Air Base [official website; JURIST news archive] in Afghanistan. Judge Barbar (More) |
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UN investigator calls for inquiry into Iraq rights abuses
UN Special Rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak called Saturday for the Obama administration to launch an inquiry into the role of the US in human rights violations allegedly committed in Iraq . Nowak's comments follow the release of government info (More) |
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Haiti report finds officers killed 12 unarmed detainees during prison uprising: NYT
Haitian prison officers are alleged to have killed 12 detainees "deliberately and without justification," using "inappropriate, abusive and disproportionate force" during a January 19 prison uprising, according to an independent commission, the New (More) |
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Indonesia admits responsibility for detainee torture video
Indonesian officials on Friday admitted to their soldiers' involvement in the torture of Papuan detainees, which garnered international outrage after a video of the torture surfaced this week. Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto said that the (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for increased measures to combat torture
Chairperson of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) Claudio Grossman on Tuesday urged nations to "reconnect with the values" of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and increase efforts to (More) |
Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII
On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.
Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.
