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Hicks lawyer says dangerous terrorist label will prevent fair trial at Guantanamo
Comments by the commander of Guantanamo Bay that Australian detainee David Hicks continues to be a dangerous terrorist were cited by one of Hicks' lawyers Thursday as an example of why Hicks will not receive a fair trial. Rear Admiral Harry H (More) |
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Australia justice minister calls Hicks detention 'totally inappropriate'
Australian Minister of Justice Chris Ellison Friday offered the Australian government's strongest criticism yet of the US government's 5-year detention without charge of Australian citizen David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay , calling it "t (More) |
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Australia AG calls for Hicks update after reports of harsh Gitmo treatment
Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said Tuesday that he has requested an assessment of the condition of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks after Hicks' lawyer described Hicks in an interview [transcript; recorded audio] on (More) |
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Guantanamo military trials face further delays
Fewer Guantanamo Bay prisoners will be charged with war crimes this week than originally expected, chief prosecutor USAF Col. Moe Davis told Reuters Monday. Revised charges were expected to be filed against up to 20 suspected members of al Qaeda a (More) |
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Guantanamo defense lawyer says 160 detainees moved to solitary
Guantanamo defense lawyer and Reprieve senior counsel Zachary Katznelson told Reuters in an interview published Friday that since December at least 160 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been moved to solitary confinement in the new part of the facili (More) |
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Hicks could face reduced charges in new Guantanamo military trial
Australian officials said Monday that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks could face reduced charges when he goes to trial before new US military commissions, the procedural rules for which were promulgated last week. Hicks' origina (More) |
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Australia MPs writing top US lawmakers to press fair trial for Hicks
Australian MPs concerned about new US military commission rules [manual, PDF; JURIST report] plan to write to US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi next week to ask them to ensure Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks g (More) |
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Hicks supporters decry new US military commission rules
The father and military lawyer of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks spoke out against new US military commission rules [manual, PDF; JURIST report] Thursday, insisting that the regulations are even more unfair for defendants than thos (More) |
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Representing Adel: The Case of Guantanamo Detainee 940
JURIST Special Guest Columnist William Teesdale, an attorney in the Federal Public Defenders Office in Portland, Oregon representing Guantanamo detainee Adel Hamad, a Sudanese national transferred to Guantanamo in early 2003 from Pakistan, says that (More) |
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Rights official presses for Afghan war crimes prosecutions after Saddam hanging
The Saturday execution of Saddam Hussein reminds the citizens of Afghanistan that the international legal community has allowed war criminals in Afghanistan to go completely unpunished over the past 25 years, an Afghani human rights leader told re (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.
