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Federal appeals court orders release of targeted killings memo
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over a memorandum detailing the legal justification for the US government's targeted killing program. The American Civil Liberties Union ( (More) |
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HRW: US should expedite the return of cleared Guantanamo detainees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday published a letter to US President Barack Obama , urging the US to expedite the return of Yemeni detainees cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay . The letter notes that 55 of the 76 individuals recommended for (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses Yemen drone strike lawsuit
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit on Friday brought against officials of the Obama administration for the 2011 drone strikes that killed three US citizens in Yemen. The lawsuit was specifically bro (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee challenges force-feeding practices
Emad Abdullah Hassan filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia that challenges the force-feeding procedures at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Hassan, who has been held in Guantanamo since 2002, a (More) |
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UN rights chief condemns attacks by Yemen armed forces
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned attacks in Al Dhale Governorate by Yemeni armed forces, which are disproportionately affecting civilians. Pillay reported that since December, these attacks have killed more (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty to 2002 Yemen attack
Saudi Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Muhammed Haza al Darbi on Thursday pleaded guilty to involvement in terrorism-related activities, including the 2002 al Qaeda plot to blow up oil tankers near Yemen. Had al Darbi gone to trial, he faced a poten (More) |
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DOD asks court to dismiss Guantanamo funding information request
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday asked the federal courts to dismiss a case brought by the Miami Herald demanding to know how much money the government spent to build a prison facility at Guantanamo. The news service requested this fi (More) |
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HRW: Canada should investigate violence against indigenous women
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Canadian government on Friday to institute an independent national inquiry into violence against women in the country. HRW also urged the government to establish greater accountability for cases of police miscond (More) |
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Obama urges closure of Guantanamo this year
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that 2014 should be the year to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the US shifts away from a "permanent war footing." Obama first pledged to close the detention center five years ago, despite politic (More) |
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Amnesty International demands closure of Guantanamo Bay
Amnesty International (AI) issued a press release Monday demanding the US close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, calling the prison's continued operation "a prime example of the USA's double standard on human rights." The report focuses h (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.
