added 2007 Fri Jun 8 9:28:56 by tehranchik
"Instead of giving impractical advice, it would be better for the U.S. to review its strategies on unofficial prisons and its inhumane treatment of prisoners held at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," Hosseini told reporters at a press briefing here on Tuesday.
"Instead of giving impractical advice, it would be better for the U.S. to review its strategies on unofficial prisons and its inhumane treatment of prisoners held at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," Hosseini told reporters at a press briefing here on Tuesday.
added 2007 Mon Apr 30 20:05:23 by jeremytoday
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal by two Guantanamo prisoners who face trial before a military tribunal and who sought review now of an anti-terrorism law that President George W. Bush pushed through Congress last year.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal by two Guantanamo prisoners who face trial before a military tribunal and who sought review now of an anti-terrorism law that President George W. Bush pushed through Congress last year.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 18:55:21 by jovial
Hamas and Hezbollah have been holding three Israeli soldiers hostage for months. In response to pressure from the soldiers' families and an Egyptian mediator, a first prisoner exchange finally seems to be on the horizon.
Hamas and Hezbollah have been holding three Israeli soldiers hostage for months. In response to pressure from the soldiers' families and an Egyptian mediator, a first prisoner exchange finally seems to be on the horizon.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 20:21:06 by Varadinum
Tony Blair warned Iran last night that it has only a few days to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating crisis over the 15 missing British sailors and Marines.
Tony Blair warned Iran last night that it has only a few days to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating crisis over the 15 missing British sailors and Marines.
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 1:56:28 by populist
America has deliberately driven hundreds, perhaps thousands, of prisoners insane. Now it is being held to account in a Miami court
America has deliberately driven hundreds, perhaps thousands, of prisoners insane. Now it is being held to account in a Miami court
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 16:51:45 by Varadinum
American taxpayers are now spending more than a billion dollars per year to incarcerate its citizens for pot. That's according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics.
American taxpayers are now spending more than a billion dollars per year to incarcerate its citizens for pot. That's according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics.
added 2007 Fri Jan 26 1:11:58 by Spadecaller
Fernando Botero's suite of paintings and drawings depicting the torture of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of their American jailers in Abu Ghraib prison, will at last be exhibited in an American museum.
Fernando Botero's suite of paintings and drawings depicting the torture of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of their American jailers in Abu Ghraib prison, will at last be exhibited in an American museum.
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 11:10:26 by Spadecaller
"The law, by which the prisoners are to be tried, is a law of mercy, -- a law applying to us all -- a law, founded in principles that are permanent, uniform and universal, always conformable to the feelings of humanity, and the indelible rights of mankind." To forget the lesson of the Boston Massacre, opens the door to mob rule.
"The law, by which the prisoners are to be tried, is a law of mercy, -- a law applying to us all -- a law, founded in principles that are permanent, uniform and universal, always conformable to the feelings of humanity, and the indelible rights of mankind." To forget the lesson of the Boston Massacre, opens the door to mob rule.
added 2007 Sun Jan 14 19:00:18 by populist
European former inmates of the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison, most of whom returned home after long, harsh detentions without ever being convicted of a crime, remain angry about what happened to them there.
European former inmates of the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison, most of whom returned home after long, harsh detentions without ever being convicted of a crime, remain angry about what happened to them there.
added 2006 Fri Aug 11 23:35:00 by Ousama
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.
