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Guantanamo military judge refuses to reinstate case against Khadr
A military judge at Guantanamo Bay Friday declined to revive charges against Guantanamo detainee Omar Ahmed Khadr [TrialWatch profile; JURIST news archive]. Judge Peter E. Brownback, III reiterated his June ruling that since the Combatant Status Re (More) |
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Canada limiting probe into Afghan detainee abuse allegations
The government of Canada , currently investigating whether detainees in Afghanistan were abused while in Canadian custody , will not make inquiries into allegations of torture or abuse after the detainees were transferred to Afghan officials , accor (More) |
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Canada 'abandoned' Khadr in Guantanamo: Amnesty International
Amnesty International accused the government of Canada of having "abandoned" its citizen in Guantanamo Bay in an open letter Thursday to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The letter urged Harper to press the US for the repatriation of Oma (More) |
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US military judge drops charges against Canadian Guantanamo detainee
The military judge presiding over military commission proceedings against Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] Monday dismissed all charges against Khadr, citing a lack of jurisdiction. A Guantanam (More) |
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DOD identifies Guantanamo suicide detainee
US military officials Thursday identified a deceased Saudi Arabian detainee who apparently committed suicide at the military prison Wednesday as Abdul Rahman Ma'ath Thafir al-Amri. Joint Task Force-Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) said in press release t (More) |
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Kuwait appeals court upholds acquittal of two ex-Guantanamo detainees
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld the acquittal of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees Tuesday, agreeing with a lower court that there was insufficient evidence to convict . The two men, Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel al-Kundari , spent almost fiv (More) |
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DOD says some former Guantanamo detainees joining fight against US after release
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Monday released the names and details of six former Guantanamo Bay detainees that it claims joined the fight against the US after their release from detention. Among those so identified was Mohamed Yusif Yaqub, w (More) |
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Canadian Guantanamo detainee Khadr formally charged with murder
US military authorities Tuesday formally referred to a military commission charges of murder, supporting terrorism, conspiracy and spying in "violation of the law of war" against Omar Khadr [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive], a Ca (More) |
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Afghanistan insurgents committing more war crimes: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that insurgents in Afghanistan are committing an increasing number of war crimes [report text; press release] by launching attacks targeting civilians. In a 116-page report entitled "The Human Cost: The Co (More) |
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Firing Gonzales For All the Right Reasons
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that amidst the political furor over the role of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in the firings of US Attorneys we should also remember his involvement in the devel (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.
