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US military detained over 2000 minors as illegal enemy combatants since 2002: report
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] Approximately 2,500 minors under the age of 18 have been detained as illegal enemy combatants by the US military at facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay since 2002, according to a US government report [text, DOC; ACLU press release] made public Wednesday by the American.... [more]
DOD stalling on security clearances for civilian Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense has still not issued security clearances [ACLU press release] to civilian lawyers seeking to participate in the defense of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, the.... [more]
Federal judge orders handover of CIA 'torture' memo
May 8, 2008
[JURIST] A US federal judge Thursday directed the CIA [order, PDF] to produce a 2002 US Department of Justice memo that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claims authorized the CIA to use specific torture techniques - including waterboarding [JURIST news archive] - on US detainees held.... [more]
FBI withdraws national security letter in Internet library settlement
May 8, 2008
[JURIST] The FBI has withdrawn a National Security Letter (NSL) [CRS backgrounder, PDF; FBI backgrounder] issued against an Internet library website in a settlement [ACLU press release; Internet Archive statement; EFF press release] announced Wednesday. The FBI had issued the NSL to the Internet.... [more]
US Army psychologists, medics supported 'abusive' interrogations after 2003 ban: ACLU
May 1, 2008
[JURIST] US military personnel - including Army psychologists and medics - continued to use or support "abusive" interrogation tactics even after such methods were prohibited by a 2003 memorandum, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] said Wednesday. According to documents.... [more]
US interrogators abused Afghan detainees at Gardez: ACLU
April 17, 2008
[JURIST] US military interrogators allegedly abused Afghan detainees in 2003 at the Gardez Detention Facility [Globalsecurity.org backgrounder] in southeastern Afghanistan, according to Pentagon documents [text; press release] released Wednesday under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [text].... [more]
NYPD settles policing tactics lawsuit prompted by Iraq war protest
April 15, 2008
[JURIST] The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) [advocacy website] Tuesday settled [settlement, PDF; press release] its lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD) [official website] challenging the department's tactics for dealing with large protests. Under the settlement, the NYPD.... [more]
El-Masri asks OAS rights court to condemn CIA rendiiton
April 10, 2008
[JURIST] Khaled El-Masri [JURIST news archive], the German citizen allegedly kidnapped by the CIA in 2003, petitioned [PDF complaint; press release] the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) [official website] Wednesday alleging he was tortured by the CIA. The American Civil Liberties.... [more]
Rights groups challenge Arizona illegal immigrant bail law
April 8, 2008
[JURIST] Two rights groups have filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's Proposition 100 [PDF text], which denies bail to illegal immigrants accused of committing serious felonies. In court papers filed Friday, the American.... [more]
Ohio lethal injection protocols less humane than animal euthanasia: doctor
April 7, 2008
[JURIST] Ohio's lethal injection [DPIC backgrounder] procedures fall short of standards used to euthanize animals, according to Monday testimony from an anesthesiologist before a court hearing [ACLU press release] on the constitutionality of Ohio's death penalty procedure [JURIST news archive]..... [more]
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