International Commission of Jurists

New report on the abuse of material witnesses law

Aug 8, 2005

In a joint report, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union documented abuses of the US material witness law to detain indefinitely Muslim men in the “war on terror”....

USA: Senate debates Republican proposal on interrogation policies

Aug 8, 2005

Republican Senators led by Senator McCain proposed new legislation to prohibit interrogation techniques that amount to torture or ill-treatment. The proposal also bars techniques of interrogation not authorized by the Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation...

USA: Court paves way for resumption of military commissions

Aug 8, 2005

On 16 July a US Court of Appeals reversed an earlier ruling by a US District Court that had halted proceedings by military commissions. In the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, alleged former driver and bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden, the Court of Appeals ruled that trials by...

Increasing pressure to close down Guantánamo

Jun 8, 2005

Pressure on the US Government to close the detention centre at Guantánamo Bay is increasing. Criticism has been recently expressed by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Several human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and the Center...
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