Gates claimed some Guantanamo detainees posed release threat
May 8, 2012
On May 8, 2010, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates claimed that a number of the detainees housed at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities would pose a new threat to the US if they were returned to their home countries. Though Gates advocated closing the facility at Guantanamo earlier in his tenure....... [more] 
Afghanistan election commission proposes voting changes to prevent fraud
April 30, 2012
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Saturday drafted proposed amendments to the country's electoral law in an effort to prevent future election fraud. According to IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor, about 50 percent of the electoral law will be changed, including alterations i....... [more]
Khadr requests transfer to Canada
April 19, 2012
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr on Wednesday sent an application to the Canadian government requesting a transfer to his home state from the US military detention facility. In 2010 Khadr pleaded guilty to five charges in a military tribunal, including killing a US soldier in....... [more]
Mental State May Play Pivotal Role in Afghan Shooting Trial
April 17, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Philip D. Cave, a solo practitioner in the The Law Offices of Philip D. Cave, argues that Staff Sergeant Bates's mental state at the time of his alleged rampage will likely play a major role at trial and during sentencing...The discussion has started: was Staff Sergeant (SSG....... [more]
Netherlands Supreme Court affirms terror suspect's extradition to US
April 17, 2012
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Tuesday approved the extradition of a Dutch-Pakistani man suspected of preparing terrorist attacks on an American military base in Afghanistan in 2010. The suspect, known under Dutch privacy laws only as Sabir K., claimed that his transfer to the US would be i....... [more]
Afghanistan rights panel claimed Marines violated humanitarian law
April 14, 2012
On April 14, 2007, an report released by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) concluded that a US Marine Corps Special Forces unit violated international humanitarian law in its military response to a March 4, 2007 suicide bombing. The report found that following the initial a....... [more]
Obama administration announced it would appeal Bagram habeas ruling
April 10, 2012
On April 10, 2009, the Obama administration announced is would appeal the April 2009 ruling of the US District Court for the District of Columbia which allowed detainees of Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan to proceed with habeas corpus challenges to their detention. The order came after applicat....... [more]
HRW urges Afghanistan to release women and girls jailed for 'moral crimes'
March 30, 2012
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to release women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for "moral crimes", many of which involve flight from unlawful forced marriage or domestic violence and "zina," which is sex outside of marriage due to rape or forced prostitut....... [more]
Canada high court will not hear case on Afghan detainee documents
March 29, 2012
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday denied the government leave to appeal a decision requiring them to turn over redacted documents providing information about Afghan prisoner treatment. The complaint was filed by University of Ottawa law professor Amir Attaran, whose previous research uncovere....... [more]
State Department legal adviser defended unmanned drone strikes
March 26, 2012
On March 26, 2010, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh defended the legality of the Obama administration's use of unmanned predator drones. Koh explained that the strikes "comply with all applicable laws" and that the Obama administration policies were aimed at limiting civilian deaths and com....... [more]
US pays compensation to families of shooting spree victims
March 25, 2012
The US government has paid compensation to the families of the victims of a shooting spree allegedly committed by a US soldier, according to statements made by an Afghan elder. The families of the victims killed in the incident received $50,000 and the families of wounded victims received $11,000. A....... [more]
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