USA : stripping courts ability to hear Guantanamo detainees threatens rule of law
The ICJ calls on the US Congress to reject amendments to a military appropriations bill approved by the Senate that would strip Guantanamo detainees of the right to test the legality of their detention before US Courts.
UN experts refused proper access to Guantánamo detainees
Three UN Special Rapporteurs, who had been seeking to visit the Guantánamo Bay detention facilities since November 2001, have rejected a US offer of access because it excluded private interviews with detainees. ICJ...USA: Appeal Court rules terror suspects can be held indefinitely without charge
On 10 September, a US Court of Appeals reversed the decision of a lower court in the case of José Padilla, a US citizen held in indefinite detention since 2002. The Court held that Congress clearly authorized President Bush to order such suspects to be detained by the...USA: Senate votes to strip Guantánamo detainees of right to habeas corpus
On 15 November, the US Senate passed Senator Graham’s amendment to a Defence Bill, removing the right to habeas corpus from Guantánamo Bay detainees. Under the law, which has to be approved by the House of Representatives, the detainees would only be able to challenge...Recent News
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