Search Results for: 2002-02-08

The first trial of alleged Indonesia bomber Umar Patek began Monday in the West Jakarta District Court over his role in several terrorist plots including the Jakarta church bombings in 2000 and the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing ....

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla , who alleged that he had been...

Japan's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of Aum Shinrikyo member Seiicho Endo who was sentenced to death in 2002 following his conviction for playing a central role in two nerve...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla to reinstate his unlawful detention suit against several government officials. Padilla,...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , despite political opposition. At the European Parliament in Brussels, Holder stated the administration's commitment...

Tunisia announced its intention Wednesday to plead for the return of its remaining citizens being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. A Justice Ministry representative, speaking at an awareness conference in Tunis, called for the...

Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr fired his defense lawyers Wednesday with no explanation, according to a directive obtained by Miami Herald Thursday. Khadr released his two...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in MBZ v. Clinton to determine whether the political question doctrine deprives a federal court of...

The US Department of State (DOS) on Friday released the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . The report outlined three prevailing trends that shaped human rights in 2010. These included the growth of nongovernmental organizations...

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday agreed to hear a case seeking to determine whether Virignia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli can subpoena records about a former professor at the University of Virginia ....