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Son of Liberia ex-president ordered to pay $22 million to torture victims
February 6, 2010
[JURIST] A US federal court Friday ordered a final judgment of $22 million [press release, PDF] against Charles Emmanuel "Chuckie" Taylor, Jr." to be paid to 5 torture victims. Charles was charged [indictment, PDF] with torture while he was in charge of Liberia's Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU). The order....... [more]

Obama may move 9/11 trials out of New York City
January 29, 2010
[JURIST] The White House is considering moving the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [JURIST news archive] and other high-profile terror suspects out of New York City, a senior official said Friday. Although the deputy press secretary reaffirmed [transcript] earlier this week....... [more]

NYC mayor asks federal government to consider moving 9/11 trials
January 28, 2010
[JURIST] New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg [official website] on Wednesday cited costs and potential disruptions to the lives of New Yorkers in urging the federal government not to try alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [JURIST news archive] and other high-profile terror suspects in....... [more]

Mumbai terror suspects plead not guilty in US court
January 28, 2010
[JURIST] US citizen David Headley pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 12 charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and an alleged conspiracy against the Danish creator and publishers of controversial cartoons [JURIST news archive] depicting the Prophet Muha....... [more]

UK Supreme Court rules orders freezing assets of terror suspects unlawful
January 27, 2010
[JURIST] The UK Supreme Court [official website] ruled [judgment, PDF; press release, PDF] Wednesday that executive orders allowing the government to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists are illegal. The five men involved in the court's inaugural case [JURIST report] argued that the government....... [more]

UN study reveals worldwide use of secret detention centers to counter terrorism
January 27, 2010
[JURIST] Dozens of countries have illegally used secret detention facilities in their counter-terrorism efforts, according to a joint study [text, DOC; press release] issued Tuesday by four independent UN investigating groups. Information for the detailed study was collected through a questionnaire....... [more]

India court rejects Mumbai terror attack suspect's request for international trial
January 25, 2010
[JURIST] An Indian court on Monday rejected a request by suspected Mumbai terror attack [BBC Backgrounder; JURIST news archive] gunman Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab [NDTV profile] to be tried in an international court. Kasab claimed he would not receive a fair trial in India and that police had falsely....... [more]

'Toronto 18' member released after pleading guilty to terrorism charges
January 21, 2010
[JURIST] Amin Mohamed Durrani, a member of the "Toronto 18" [Toronto Star backgrounder; JURIST news archive], was released Thursday after pleading guilty in a Canadian court Wednesday to participating in and assisting a terrorist group. Durrani's plea [Toronto Sun report], which came as a surprise t....... [more]

Federal courts effective in prosecuting terror suspects: report
January 21, 2010
[JURIST] Federal courts provide an effective venue for prosecuting terror suspects, securing convictions in 89 percent of cases since 2001, according to a report [text, PDF; report highlights, PDF] released Wednesday by New York University's Center on Law and Security [official website]. The report....... [more]

Pakistan high court releases detailed judgment on presidential amnesty order
January 20, 2010
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] released its detailed judgment [judgment, PDF] regarding the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) [text] on Wednesday. The ordinance granted President Asif Ali Zardari [official website] and 8,000 other government officials i....... [more]



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