Guantanamo Bay: Why are so many inmates from Yemen?
Written by Jasmine Coleman Saturday, 25 May 2013US President Barack Obama has lifted a moratorium on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed push to close the detention camp.
US Government admits extrajudicial murder of four American citizens
Written by CP Editor Friday, 24 May 2013United States Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that four American citizens have been killed in Yemen and Pakistan by US drones since 2009.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the ministries of interior and foreign affairs on Thursday to submit their comments on a petition seeking action to ascertain the whereabouts of Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s missing son.
The global war on terror is dead: Long live Obama's surgical, highly targeted alternative
Written by Robert Moore Friday, 24 May 2013Two brothers from Bradford have denied having terrorist material and plotting with another to travel abroad for terrorist training.
ALLS have been made for the Coalition Government to examine new data that reveals the extent of CIA rendition flights through UK airports, including Glasgow and Prestwick.
Under the U.K. Terrorism Act, having any material deemed “likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism” is a crime.
Abu Qatada to stay behind bars after judge denies him bail
Written by Alan Travis Monday, 20 May 2013Boston Marathon bombings reignite debate over terror stings
Written by Josh Gerstein Monday, 20 May 2013
The Justice Department declined to comment on any potential changes to the guidelines, but Attorney General Eric Holder has defended the use of sting tactics in terrorism cases.
He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.
Events
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International human rights breaches - State accountability v State immunity
A forum to discuss the issues surrounding International human rights breaches – State accountability v…
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Legal seminar: Preserving the rule of law: taking a risk
A discussion between noted human…
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Extradited to a future of torture: the reality of solitary confinement in America
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Spying and Entrapment
What's New
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The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Fascinating, revealing and harrowing handwritten account of detention, interrogation and abuse by prisoner still at Guantanamo
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TRAITOR: a Guantanamo guard's journey to Islam
“Traitor?” is the story of an American soldier's journey to Islam having…
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Starving for justice
Shaker Aamer, Fayiz al-Kandari, Samir Moqbel and 163 other have been starving…
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Are Muslims active enough in the fight against Guantanamo?
Tariq Ramadan speaks to Moazzam Begg about the Guantanamo hunger strikers and…
Blog
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Help Lynne Stewart, civil rights lawyer for Muslim defendants, stay alive
Lynne Stewart is a prominent civil rights lawyer who’s now facing the prospect of death on the inside.
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How your Schedule 7 swab could help get your family arrested
Have you ever been swabbed under Schedule 7 or in any criminal…
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Why haven't you signed the Shaker Aamer petition?
What do you see when you read the name? I often…



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