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Federal judge lets Afghanistan detainees habeas challenges proceed
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled [opinion, PDF; order, PDF] Thursday that three detainees being held at Bagram Air Base [official website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] in Afghanistan can proceed with habe (More) |
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Federal judge grants habeas petition of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Yasin Muhammed Basardh, ordering his release from the prison. His detention came under (More) |
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US stays proceedings against Yemeni Guantanamo detainee pending transfer
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a joint motion Monday for a stay of proceedings against Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ayman Saeed Batarfi, allowing for his eventual transfer. Batarfi, one of (More) |
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US, Yemen should allow 'meaningful legal process' in Guantanamo repatriation: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Sunday for the US and Yemen to agree on a repatriation plan that provides "meaningful legal process" for the nearly 100 Yemeni detainees still at Guantanamo Bay . A new HRW report [PDF; press release] crit (More) |
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Federal judge rules Yemeni Guantanamo detainee is 'enemy combatant'
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the US may continue to hold Yemeni detainee Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility. Judge Richard Leon held that the government had met its (More) |
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US to continue sending Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon
A spokesperson for the US Department of Defense (DOD) said Monday that the US will not change its policy on the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia, despite reports that two former prisoners have joined al Qaeda in Yemen. A US cou (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees seeking UK asylum would face uncertain future under current law
Liz Griffith [Policy Officer, Law Centre (NI), Belfast, Northern Ireland]: "President-elect Obama's apparent decision to close Guantanamo has received wide support in the UK government. Nine UK nationals were returned to the UK in 2004 and 2 (More) |
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Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo
Sahr MuhammedAlly [Senior Associate, Law and Security Program, Human Rights First]: "On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will inherit the responsibility for thousands of detainees being held by the United States in Afghanistan, Guantan (More) |
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No Room Left for Doubt: New Revelations About Guantanamo
JURIST Guest Columnist Marc Falkoff of Northern Illinois University College of Law says that recent release orders, statements by some military lawyers and judges, and the military's own admission of detention mistakes all confirm that the only w (More) |
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Federal judge grants Guantanamo habeas petition, orders detainee release
A judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted habeas to Guantanamo detainee Mohammed El Gharani and directed his release. El Gharani, a Chadian citizen born in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in Pakistan on suspici (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.
