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9 Mar 2010, 1:47 am by sally
“Three of the country’s top judges were told yesterday that they had no power to allow ministers to use secret evidence in fighting a damages claim by six former Guantanamo Bay detainees over alleged ill-treatment. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 6:38 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Jurist points to and expands on this AP story: WASHINGTON — Four of the nation's most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then whisked back into overseas... [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 5:10 am by Paul Lewis
On Sunday, John Bellinger forcefully summarized the main arguments for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 4:11 am by Benjamin Wittes
In the past decade, the word “Guantanamo” has come to represent far more than the Cuban bay that lent its name to one of America’s oldest military bases more than a century ago; it has joined our 21st century lexicon as a term emblematic of abuse, overreach, and disregard for the rule of law. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 6:15 am
"Guantanamo Lawyers Predict More Suicides": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Lawyers envision more suicides and despair at Guantanamo Bay if the U.S. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 6:40 pm
Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite the sudden shift in U.S. [read post]
17 Mar 2007, 9:59 pm
"Guantanamo Detainee Aims to Stall Trial": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Lawyers for an Australian detainee at the U.S. military camp at Guantanamo Bay said Saturday they have filed an injunction to stall his trial on charges of providing material support for terrorism. [read post]
5 May 2007, 3:28 am
Harry Harris, commander of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], has said that he supports so-called "habeas visits" of lawyers with detainees at the facility and no longer endorses visit restrictions along the lines outlined [JURIST report] in a recent US Department of Justice filing [PDF proposed Protective Order] with the US DC Circuit Court of [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 6:15 am
[JURIST] A letter [text, PDF] from a Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee, made public Monday, alleges that conditions at the prison have worsened for detainees a year after the election of US President Barack Obama [official website]. [read post]
6 May 2008, 8:39 am
[JURIST] A British resident still detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the UK government alleging that the UK Foreign Office has refused to turn over evidence necessary to his defense before a US military commission, according to the Guardian newspaper. [read post]
7 Apr 2009, 12:07 am
[JURIST] A group of 17 Chinese Uighur [JURIST news archive] Muslims held at the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detention center filed a petition for certiorari [text, PDF] with the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday, asking the Court to order their release. [read post]
26 May 2009, 11:36 pm
[JURIST] The Pentagon said Tuesday that it has evidence that confirms that 27 released Guantanamo Bay detainees [fact sheet, PDF] have engaged in combat or terrorism against the US. [read post]
28 Mar 2006, 1:39 pm
[JURIST] A delegation of Algerian officials made the country's first visit to the US military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] in mid-March to evaluate the conditions of 26 Algerian citizens being held there, according to a report [text, in French] published Tuesday in Algeria's El Watan [media website, in French] newspaper. [read post]
21 Apr 2006, 10:25 am
[JURIST] The US State Department [official website] has said the US intends to release 100 prisoners from Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] as soon as it identifies countries that will accept them. [read post]
27 Oct 2008, 5:55 am
Thomas Hartmann [official profile; JURIST news archive] over allegations that he abused his power and inappropriately influenced the prosecution of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], military officials said Saturday. [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 11:46 pm
[JURIST] US District Judge Reggie Walton on Wednesday denied several motions challenging the ongoing detentions of 16 Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees, ruling that until the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit decides whether civilian judges may hear cases under the 2006 Military Commissions Act (MCA) [PDF text; JURIST news archive], he is without jurisdiction to consider the [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 1:38 am
[JURIST] Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] have filed a motion [text, PDF] to dismiss the charges against him, according to heavily redacted court documents made public Tuesday. [read post]
15 Feb 2006, 7:45 am
[JURIST] Lawyers for the US Department of Justice have told the US Supreme Court [official website] that inmates held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] cannot challenge their detention by relying on the US Constitution because "the Constitution does not guarantee aliens held abroad a right to habeas corpus. [read post]