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Afghanistan prison break frees over 800 inmates after Taliban attack
Approximately 870 inmates escaped from the main prison in Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan Friday when members of the Taliban conducted a bomb and rocket attack. Prison officials said that nine police were killed. NATO's International S (More) |
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Khadr hearing going ahead after Supreme Court ruling: US military judge
A US military commission pre-trial hearing for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will go ahead Wednesday as planned notwithstanding Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on detainee habeas rights , military j (More) |
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Guantanamo interrogators instructed to destroy notes: Khadr lawyer
Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler, the military defense lawyer for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr (DOD materials; JURIST news archive] said Sunday that personnel at Guantanamo Bay were ordered to destroy hand-written notes made during the interrogations o (More) |
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Afghan journalist files lawsuit against Bush administration for illegal detention
An Afghan journalist employed by a Canadian television network who is being held as an "enemy combatant" in Afghanistan filed a lawsuit [petition, PDF; press release] against the Bush administration Tuesday, alleging violations of due proc (More) |
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Report from Guantánamo: suicidal teen subjected to sleep deprivation
Sahr MuhammedAlly [Senior Associate, Law and Security Program, Human Rights First]: "Mohammed Jawad, who has been in Guantánamo for five years since he was 16 or 17 years old, was subjected to the "frequent flyer program" in May (More) |
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Chief Guantanamo judge insists dismissal of Khadr judge not political
The recent dismissal of the US military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] was not politically motivated, chief Guantanamo judge Marine Col. Ralph H. Ko (More) |
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Pentagon dismisses judge in Khadr military commission trial
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Thursday dismissed the military judge presiding over the military commission trial of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. No explanation was given for the dismissal o (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court rules for Khadr in government documents access appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] has a constitutional right to see confidential documents compiled by Canadian officials following interviews wit (More) |
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Pakistan signs pact with Islamic militants to implement Sharia law in province
The government of Pakistan reached an agreement with Taliban-linked Islamic militants in the Pakistani North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) area of Swat to implement Islamic Sharia law [CFR backgrounder; JURIST archive] in the area, according to sta (More) |
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Report from Guantanamo: Mohammed Jawad is another teen growing up in detention
Sahr MuhammedAlly [Senior Associate, Law and Security Program, Human Rights First]: "On March 12, 2008, Mohammed Jawad - an Afghan national who was 16 or 17 years old at the time of his arrest in Kabul in December 2002 - made his first public ap (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
