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Marines hold court of inquiry into Afghanistan civilian shootings
The US Marine Corps on Monday launched a court of inquiry proceeding to investigate whether charges should be brought in connection with a March 4, 2007 incident in which 30 US Marines opened fire on civilians alongside a road in Nangahar province (More) |
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More Guantanamo transfers: a step towards closing the prison?
Chip Pitts [President, Bill of Rights Defense Committee; Lecturer, Stanford Law School]: "The recent transfer home from Guantanamo of ten more Saudi prisoners (and reports from Qatar News Agency that more of the final 13 Saudis may soon follow) (More) |
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Myanmar opposition group calls for Suu Kyi release
Opposition activists in Myanmar called for the release of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi [Nobel Prize profile; JURIST news archive] Friday as the nation observed its independence day. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NDL) issue (More) |
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Arrest of human rights activist shows China's determination to suppress protests
John Kamm [Executive Director, The Dui Hua Foundation] "The detention of Hu Jia on December 27, 2007 for "incitement to subversion" is the most important move against the small but increasingly defiant community of human rights defende (More) |
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Pinochet-era security agents sentenced for revenge killings
Agents of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], were sentenced Friday for their role in the revenge killings of three political dissidents. Fifteen people were convicted in connection with the killings, (More) |
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Russia military court sentences soldiers to prison in Chechnya civilian killings retrial
A Russian military court in the North Caucasus region sentenced Russian Interior Force officers Yevgeny Khudyakov and Sergei Arakcheyev to 17 and 15 years in prison respectively Thursday for killing three construction workers during a January 2003 (More) |
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Israel military says investigations of IDF violence against Palestinians up in 2007
Israeli military officials said Thursday there was a 36 per cent increase in 2007 of investigations of members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for acts of violence committed against Palestinian civilians. The announcement came a week after a rep (More) |
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US Senate approves tougher sanctions against Myanmar
The US Senate passed the Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007 Wednesday, a bill that would impose new economic sanctions and travel restrictions on leaders from Myanmar . The bill is intended to push the military gov (More) |
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Israel soldiers rarely charged for violence against Palestinians: report
The Israeli government has failed to investigate and indict members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for acts of violence committed against Palestinian civilians, according to a report issued Tuesday by Israeli human rights group Yesh Din . Acc (More) |
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Federal lawsuit claims US contractor responsible for torturing 250 Iraqi detainees
US military contractor CACI International is allegedly responsible for the torture of more than 250 former detainees held in Iraqi prisons, according to the amended complaint filed Tuesday in a class action lawsuit pending in US federal court. Ac (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
