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DETAINEES

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	Detainee is neutral term used to indicate people held by a government, such as those it does not classify and treat as either prisoners of war or suspects in criminal cases... [ Wikipedia ]

US military judge postpones Hamdan military commission trial
May 16, 2008

[JURIST] A military judge Friday delayed the military commission trial of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] until July. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected [order, PDF] a bid by Hamdan to postpone the start of his.... [more]

US House committee investigates potential insurance fraud in Iraq
May 15, 2008

[JURIST] The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [committee website] heard testimony [transcripts] on Thursday regarding potential abuse of the Defense Base Act of 1941 (DBA) [text] in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Act requires [PDF, US DOL backgrounder] contractors working on.... [more]

UK announces public inquiry into 2003 death of Iraqi detainee
May 14, 2008

[JURIST] The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) [official website] announced Wednesday that it will conduct a public inquiry [MOD press release] into the death of Baha Mousa [BBC report; JURIST news archive], an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died in British military custody in 2003. Mousa's death.... [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]

Malaysia court rules ethnic Indian protesters legally detained
May 14, 2008

[JURIST] The Federal Court of Malaysia [official website] Wednesday rejected an appeal by five ethnic Indian protesters being detained by Malaysian authorities under a controversial security law. The five detainees, prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) [advocacy website;.... [more]

Pentagon approves death penalty charges for 5 alleged 9/11 conspirators
May 13, 2008

[JURIST] Death penalty charges [JURIST report] against Guantanamo detainees Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four other men allegedly involved in planning the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States have been confirmed by the Convening Authority for the.... [more]

Afghan detainees in Kandahar prison end hunger strike over lack of legal process
May 12, 2008

[JURIST] An estimated 200-300 detainees held by Afghan authorities at the Afghan-controlled men's prison in Kandahar who went on hunger strike [AP report] last week protesting the slow nature of the Afghanistan judicial system ended their action Monday after a visit by Afghan lawmakers who said.... [more]

Top Pentagon legal adviser disqualified from Guantanamo trial: NYT
May 10, 2008

[JURIST] A US military judge has ruled that US Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann [JURIST report], a top Pentagon legal adviser on the Guantanamo military commission trials, is ineligible to participate in the first military commission trial of a detainee because he is too closely.... [more]

Bismullah 'enemy combantant' status to be reviewed in light of 'new evidence'
May 9, 2008

[JURIST] The US Department of Justice indicated Thursday that the Pentagon will review the "enemy combatant" status of Afghan Guantanamo detainee and US federal court litigant Haji Bismullah [JURIST news archives] in light of what was referred to as "new evidence," according to SCOTUSblog. The.... [more]

Some Guantanamo detainees could pose threat if released: Gates
May 9, 2008

[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] said Thursday that a number of current Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees would pose a new threat to the US if they were returned to their home countries. Of the 500 inmates who have been released from the detention.... [more]

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