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Kuwait seeking release of Guantanamo detainees
A Kuwait delegate has started discussions with US officials for the release of two Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainees, the Kuwaiti Ambassador told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Friday. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stated that further disc (More) |
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AI: Afghanistan should work with ICC to bring justice for war crimes
Amnesty International (AI) said Friday that a recent Taliban hotel attack that killed 15 civilians should serve as a reminder that the Afghan government should work with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring justice to those responsible (More) |
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Hope Dies at Guantanamo
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that the Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear appeals from detainees at Guantanamo Bay represents a significant step away from the rights secured for them in Boumed (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Pakistan to improve human rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged [statement; press release] the Pakistani government to continue to work to improve its human rights situation. In particular, Pillay stressed that the government must work to elimi (More) |
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Broad Definitions of Terrorism Will Continue to be Struck Down
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, explains that federal judges will continue to strike down terrorism laws that are overly broad... (More) |
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Pakistan president signs bill creating human rights commission
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday signed a bill authorizing the creation of an independent human rights commission in Pakistan. The new committee will be authorized to investigate human rights violations in the country and make rec (More) |
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Hedges v. Obama: Defining 'Covered Persons' Under the NDAA
JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School says that the government's unwillingness to clearly define which activities would make someone a 'covered person' under section 1021 of the NDAA likely resulted in a US District Court ru (More) |
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The 'Great Game' & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says that determining the impact of the recently announced Strategic Partnership Agreement between the US and Afghanistan requires a look into the many interests vested in the region. (More) |
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Federal judge blocks portion of anti-terrorism law
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday blocked a portion of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which allows for the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, finding that it violates th (More) |
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UK court permits Afghan detainee to challenge legality of transfer
An Afghan detainee who was handed over to authorities in Afghanistan by UK forces won permission on Wednesday to challenge the legality of the transfer. Before the High Court of Justice in London, Serdar Mohammed claimed that he had been transferred (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
