The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in a Guantanamo detainee case but granted certiorari in a case involving deportation. Monday marked the second time the case...
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JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Hafetz, of Seton Hall Law School says that the failure to close Guantanamo Bay is an unwelcome step in justifying arbitrary detention and torture, and wonders how far indefinite detention and military commissions will sweep.......
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit but denied review of three Guantanamo cases [JURIST...
US senators introduce bill restricting Guantanamo detainee transfers
US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) , along with five cosponsors, introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit funding for civilian trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees and place restrictions on the transfer of detainees to foreign countries....
A Milan court on Monday ordered Italian authorities to release former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdel Ben Mabrouk , finding that the eight years Mabrouk served at Guantanamo and the year he spent in an Italian...
An Italian court on Monday convicted former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri on terror charges and sentenced the Tunisian man to six years in prison. Prosecutors accused Nasri of working for a...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged President Barack Obama make greater efforts to close Guantanamo Bay despite congressional opposition. In the press release, issued on the eve of the facility's ninth...
Obama signs law barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill barring the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the US for trial. The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 authorizes funding for defense interests abroad, military...
Gibbs acknowledges Guantanamo will remain open for foreseeable future
Detainees will continue to be held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay for the foreseeable future, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." The statement...
The US Department of Defense announced Thursday that two former Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Germany . German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said that state authorities...
