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Guantanamo detainee victim of mistaken identity: US government
According to an official US government document , a man who fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for 13 years was a victim of mistaken identity. Mustafa Abd-al Qawi Abd-al-Aziz al-Shamiri was held a (More) |
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Drone memos may stay secret: federal appeals court
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday released its ruling that the US government may keep secret memoranda related to the legal justification for the use of drones for targeted killings of those in other countries believed to be (More) |
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HRW: US should stop approved arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced a Foreign Military Sale estimated at $1.29 billion for air- (More) |
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UK Supreme Court rejects challenge to English competence test for foreign spouses
The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to an immigration rule requiring foreign spouses of UK citizens to speak English before relocating to the UK. The provision , announced in June 2010, requires an immigrant to be able to speak (More) |
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Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to UAE
Five Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Sunday. The Guantanamo Review Task Force (GRTF) unanimously approved for transfer four of (More) |
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Report: Middle East defense spending poised for corruption
A rise in defense spending and a lack of oversight in Middle Eastern and North African governments puts these nations in a high risk for defense corruption, according to a report released Thursday by the Transparency International UK Defense and Se (More) |
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Amnesty urges war crime investigation into Yemen hospital airstrike
Amnesty International (AI) has called Tuesday for an independent investigation into possible war crimes surrounding the destruction of a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Yemen. According to local sources, the Saudi-Arabia led coalition c (More) |
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Rights groups criticize UN Yemen resolution
Human rights organizations on Friday criticized the UN Human Rights Council for passing a resolution on Yemen that does not call for an independent international war crimes investigation. The Netherlands, backed by other Western countries, had pro (More) |
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UN rights experts condemn 'virtual silence' over violence in Yemen
A pair of UN officials on Tuesday condemned the "virtual silence" with regards to the increasing impact on civilians of the escalating conflict in Yemen. On Monday the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein communicated to the (More) |
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HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday released a letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour encouraging the strengthening of amendments proposed to the country's 1960 penal code to better protect human rights. The articles, which are under re (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.
