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Wikileaks founder alleges documents may reveal US war crimes in Afghanistan
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange [Telegraph profile] said Monday that the Afghan War Diaries , a compilation of 91,000 documents leaked to the organization on the US war effort in Afghanistan, may provide evidence of war crimes committed by US forc (More) |
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Federal appeals court overturns Guantanamo habeas grant
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday overturned a decision that granted the habeas corpus petition of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Adahi. In reversing the decision, the appellate court held that the distr (More) |
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Afghanistan government must protect women's rights during reconciliation efforts: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the Afghan government to protect the rights of women during integration and reconciliation efforts conducted with the Taliban and other militants. In a report, Ten-Dollar Talib , the human rights orga (More) |
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Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainee al Odah's habeas petition
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a partially redacted opinion Wednesday denying habeas corpus relief to Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah [JURIST news archive]. In its opinion, the co (More) |
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Afghanistan president announces removal of Taliban officials from UN blacklist
The Afghan Office of the President announced Tuesday that the UN will gradually begin to remove Taliban officials who have renounced al Qaeda from the organization's blacklist . The blacklist freezes assets and limits travel of senior figures l (More) |
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NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges [indictment, PDF; JURIST report] relating to last month's attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square. Appearing before J (More) |
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NYC car bomb suspect indicted on terrorism and weapons charges
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday indicted Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad on 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges related to his alleged role in last month's attempted car bombing in New Y (More) |
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Afghanistan president announces Taliban detainee review commission
Afghan President Hamid Karzai [official profile; JURIST news archive] Sunday announced the creation of a commission to review the cases of all suspected Taliban militants currently being held in custody. Suspects that are being held without suffici (More) |
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US soldier charged in Afghanistan civilian deaths
The US Army announced Friday that a soldier has been charged in the deaths of three Afghan civilians in separate incidents between January and May. Specialist Jeremy Morlock of Joint Base Lewis-McChord was charged with three counts of premeditated (More) |
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The Bagram Detainee Review Boards: Better, But Still Falling Short
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Andrea Prasow, senior counter-terrorism counsel at Human Rights Watch, says that while the new system of Detainee Review Boards at Bagram is a significant improvement over past US practice, the US and its coalition par (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
