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UN rights office condemns attacks in residential areas of Yemen
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday condemned a recent string of rocket and mortar attacks against residential areas and markets in Taizz, Yemen, from June 3 to June 8. The attacks, perpetrated just weeks befo (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee appears before secret tribunal seeking release
Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi appeared before a secret government tribunal on Thursday, seeking to be released from his detention. Slahi, who was one of only two Guantanamo prisoners to endure a Rumsfeld approved "special interrogati (More) |
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UN chief concerned over increase in military recruitment and death of children
In his report issued Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at the increasing number of children recruited and killed in armed conflicts in several countries, including Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and South Sudan. Ban asked that t (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee cleared for release
The Pentagon announced Friday that the Periodic Review Board (PRB) has cleared Afghani Guantanamo detainee Obaidullah for release after almost 15 years of detainment. Obaidullah was captured [Daily Mail report] in November 2002 when forces determi (More) |
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Senate committee approves use of video conferencing for Guantanamo detainees
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a measure that would permit detainees at Guantanamo Bay to plead guilty for their crimes through video conferencing, and would also allow the transfer of detainees to third-world countries to reduce the (More) |
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UN: Yemen peace talks moving forward
UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheik Ahmed announced Saturday that peace negotiations between Yemeni parties in Kuwait were off to an "encouraging start that will set the ground for a negotiated solution." Both the Government of Yemen and the deleg (More) |
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Federal appeals court dismisses request for drone records
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday upheld a district court's dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about the US government's use of drones for "targeted killings." The Americ (More) |
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DOD to transfer 9 Guantanamo detainees to Saudia Arabia
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced the transfer of 9 Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia on Saturday as they continue their efforts to close the facility. They would have sent the prisoners back to their home country but the (More) |
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UN envoy hopeful about peaceful resolution to Yemen conflict
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, told the UN Security Council on Friday that Yemen is at a "critical crossroads" as peace talks between the government and the Houthis are scheduled to begin this Monday. Ould Cheikh Ahmed say (More) |
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HRW: fully autonomous weapons must be internationally prohibited
Fully autonomous weapons, as opposed to the current remote-controlled drone weapons, must be internationally prohibited , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Monday. The report is part of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and is in (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
