Guantanamo detainee transferred to Kuwait
December 10, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced Wednesday that Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Fouad Al Rabiah has been transferred [press release] to the control of the Kuwaiti government. Al Rabiah, a Kuwaiti national, had been held at Guantanamo Bay....... [more] 
Military court convicts US soldier of abusing fellow troops
November 24, 2009
[JURIST] A US military court at Camp Arifjan [Global Security backgrounder] in Kuwait convicted Sergeant Jarret Taylor of abusing fellow troops and making a false official statement on Friday. Taylor's rank was reduced to private, he was sentenced to six months in jail, and was fined nearly $6,000........ [more]
Kuwait constitutional court rules women lawmakers not required to wear headscarf
October 28, 2009
[JURIST] The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court [official website, in Arabic] ruled Wednesday that female lawmakers are not required to wear the hijab [JURIST news archive], or traditional Muslim headscarf. The ruling was in response to a petition brought by four voters seeking to invalidate the election....... [more]
Kuwait constitutional court rules women do not need permission to get passport
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that a 1962 law requiring a woman's male guardian to grant her permission to obtain a passport is unconstitutional. The court found [Kuwait Times report] that the article in the Personal Status Law that required a woman to obtain the approval o....... [more]
Guantanamo detainee repatriated to Kuwait
October 9, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced Friday that Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Khaled Al-Mutairi has been returned to his home country [press release]. The US government alleged that Al-Mutairi had fought against American troops in Afghanis....... [more]
Federal judge orders release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
September 18, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday granted [order, PDF] the habeas corpus petition filed by Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Fouad Al Rabiah, ordering his release. Al Rabiah, a Kuwaiti national, had been held at Guantana....... [more]
Federal judge orders release of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
July 30, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday ordered the release [order, PDF] of Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Khaled Al-Mutairi. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted Al-Mutairi's petition for habeas corpus, finding in....... [more]
US human trafficking report adds 6 countries to worst offenders list
June 17, 2009
[JURIST] The US State Department (DOS) [official website] on Tuesday added Chad, Eritrea, Malaysia, Niger, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe to its list of countries with the worst human trafficking records in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 [materials; introduction, PDF]. The countries join Burma, Cub....... [more]
US pledges to review files of Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees: Kuwait minister
April 26, 2009
[JURIST] Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs [official website, in Arabic] said in a statement [text, in Arabic] Sunday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official website] has promised that the US will review the files of four Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. Kuw....... [more]
Pentagon files war crimes charges against two Kuwaitis at Guantanamo
October 23, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it has filed new war crimes charges against two Kuwaiti men held at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay. Fouad Rabia, a US-educated aeronautical engineer suspected of running a supply....... [more]
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