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First Afghan war crimes trial targets Communist-era intelligence chief
The first war crimes trial in the history of Afghanistan began Monday in Kabul as a former Afghan intelligence chief faced charges of authorizing the arrest, torture, and mass killings of hundreds of opponents of the country's Communist governme (More) |
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Chinese Uighurs Guantanamo detention ruling [US DC]
Abu Bakker Qassim et al. v. George W. Bush et al., United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge James Robertson, December 22, 2005 . Excerpt:These petitioners are Chinese nationals who received military training in Afghanistan und (More) |
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Lindh makes second request for commuted prison sentence
An attorney for John Walker Lindh , the American caught fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, said Tuesday that Lindh has again asked President Bush to commute his 20-year prison sentence . Lindh was sentenced in 2002 after reaching a pl (More) |
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Afghan MP calls for justice for rights abusers, warlords
A day after the first democratically elected parliament in 30 years in Afghanistan held its inaugural session , proceedings in the national assembly nearly broke down Tuesday after a delegate called for all of the country's human rights abusers (More) |
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UK court says Australian Gitmo detainee should receive UK citizenship
The UK High Court on Tuesday ruled that David Hicks [advocacy website; JURIST news archive], the Australian detained at Guantanamo Bay for over three years, should be registered as a British citizen. Hicks, whose mother was born in Britain, has pe (More) |
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Afghanistan approves plan to investigate past war crimes
The Afghan government has adopted a plan to investigate war crimes and human rights violations committed from 1978 until the end of the Taliban rule. The Action Plan for Peace, Reconciliation and Justice in Afghanistan comes after months of pressur (More) |
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Afghan government: US punishment for corpse burning 'very lenient'
Afghanistan's government said Monday that it believed the US military's punishment for four American soldiers who burned the bodies of two Taliban rebels was "very lenient." The US military said Saturday that the soldiers, who we (More) |
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Taliban corpse burnings report [US Army]
Investigation into the Gumbad incident, executive summary, US Central Command . Released November 26, 2005. Read the full text of the executive summary from US Central Command. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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No charges for US soldiers in Taliban corpse burnings
US military officials announced Saturday that four American soldiers will not face criminal charges for burning the bodies of two Taliban rebels in Afghanistan , though they will be subject to disciplinary action. The US Department of Defense bega (More) |
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Dutch government wants guarantees on Afghan prisoner treatment
The Dutch Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Netherlands wants to secure a prisoners' rights guarantee in Afghanistan with its NATO allies, including the United States, before deciding whether to send additional troops there. Dutch Fore (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
