The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled Friday that federal appeals courts reviewing "enemy combatant" designations of Guantanamo Bay detainees must review all evidence regarding...
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Haji Bismullah and Haji Mohammad Wali v. Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 20, 2007 [ruling that federal appeals courts reviewing "enemy combatant" designations must review all evidence regarding...
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Friday that no charges would be filed against associates of former Prime Minister Tony Blair , some of whom had been arrested ...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Friday that it will conduct a joint trial of Bosnian Serb cousins Milan Lukic and Sredoje Lukic . This revokes the...
Lawyers representing Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Ahmed Khadr filed a motion Thursday to suspend the proceedings of the Court of Military Commission Review , arguing that the appellate court's three military judges were...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced pardons Friday for 38 opposition members and journalists sentenced to prison for their roles in mass anti-government demonstrations . The pardons were issued after the government received letters of apology...
Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency , President George W. Bush, July 20, 2007 [prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment during the...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) heard oral arguments on the legal status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Friday, pursuant to a petition to renew precautionary measures initially granted in March...
Israel released 255 Palestinian prisoners Friday who belong to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Movement and other minor factions. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the prisoners were not directly...
A senior White House official said Thursday that the administration will not allow the Department of Justice to pursue any contempt of Congress charges brought against White House officials in the congressional probe of...
