ACLU files torture complaint against US on behalf of Afghan, Iraqi detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a petition against the US with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) on behalf of three Afghans and three Iraqis who were allegedly...
DC Circuit affirms dismissal of Guantanamo detainee wrongful death suit
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of wrongful death claims by the families of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi...
JURIST Assistant Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that the Stolen Valor Act is a piece of wartime legislation that is not the least restrictive means of furthering the government's interest and, as...
Fourth Circuit upholds dismissal of Padilla unlawful detention suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla , who alleged that he had been...
Malaysia rights group finds Bush, Blair guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Tuesday found former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial ....
Malaysia rights group to hold symbolic war crimes trial for former US, UK leaders
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) will hold a symbolic four-day war crimes trial against former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and other...
Federal appeals court hears arguments in Padilla unlawful detention suit
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla to reinstate his unlawful detention suit against several government officials. Padilla,...
The Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) on Thursday filed a complaint in the Surrey Provincial Court on behalf of four men against former US president George W. Bush on torture charges...
Rights groups urge Canada to arrest ex-US president Bush ahead of visit
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday urged the Canadian government to investigate and arrest former US president George W. Bush for his role in...
Rights groups file Canadian indictment against Bush for torture
Two rights organizations filed an indictment against former US president George W Bush with the Canada Department of Justice on Thursday accusing him of commissioning a torture program during his...
