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Obama Administration's detention authority must incorporate law of non-international armed conflict
Gabor Rona [International Legal Director, Human Rights First]: "Last Friday, the Obama administration for the first time articulated in court its vision of authority to detain persons who are now being held at Guantanamo. The government's b (More) |
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Obama DOJ drops 'enemy combatant' classification, narrows scope of detention
The US Department of Justice dropped the term "enemy combatant" from its legal lexicon Friday while limiting the range of persons eligible to be held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Summarizing a memo submitted to the US Dis (More) |
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US soldier argues self-defense in court-martial over Afghan civilian killing
A US Army Special Forces soldier facing court-martial proceedings over the killing of an Afghan civilian in March 2008 has admitted to killing the man but argued during opening statements Thursday that the act was committed in self-defense. Master (More) |
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Pakistan signs new pact with Islamic militants to implement Sharia law in province
The government of Pakistan reached an agreement Monday with Islamic militants in the Pakistani North West Frontier Province (NWFP) area of Swat to implement Islamic Sharia law [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive], according to Pakistani governme (More) |
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Afghanistan appeals court upholds prison sentence for Koran translators
An appeals court in Afghanistan on Sunday upheld a lower court's decision to sentence two men convicted of translating the Koran to 20 years in prison. The three-judge panel ruled that the men were guilty of modifying the Koran, but did not iss (More) |
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Afghan justice ministry attacked by Taliban
Taliban insurgents on Wednesday targeted the Afghan Ministry of Justice , the Prisons Directorate and other government buildings in coordinated attacks in the capital city of Kabul. Early estimates reported 28 killed and more than 60 injured. At le (More) |
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DOJ urges court not to define 'enemy combatant'
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) urged the US District Court for the District of Columbia Monday to refrain from addressing the definition of an enemy combatant , an exercise which the DOJ argues could force the Court to unnecessarily decide the (More) |
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Gumshoeing in Kabul: Lessons for US Detention Policy
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Horowitz, Research Director at human rights and public interest investigation firm One World Research, says that notwithstanding the pending closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison and all the publicity surroundin (More) |
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Iraq official confirms Guantanamo prisoners transfer
A senior Iraqi official confirmed Monday that four Iraqi prisoners were released from the Guantanamo Bay military prison into Iraqi custody for further interrogation. The anonymous official also confirmed that only one Iraqi citizen remains a pris (More) |
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Federal judge rules Yemeni Guantanamo detainee is 'enemy combatant'
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the US may continue to hold Yemeni detainee Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility. Judge Richard Leon held that the government had met its (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.
