News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 61
RIGHTS-US: Obama Considers Revamping Military Trials
- Inter Press Service
Reports circulating in Washington suggest that President Barack Obama may try to revive the military commission system for prosecuting Guantánamo detainees, which Obama himself criticised during the administration of his predecessor, former President George W. Bush.
RIGHTS: Britain Tries to Block CIA Rendition Case
- Inter Press Service
British High Court judges are expected to rule this week on whether a document by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency can be publicly disclosed, thus opening the courthouse door to a lawsuit charging that the British government was complicit in facilitating the rendition of a British resident by the CIA, which tortured and secretly imprisoned him at Guantánamo Bay.
POLITICS-US: Obama’s Uighur Problem
- Inter Press Service
The probability that some Guantanamo detainees will soon be released into the U.S. will place the administration of President Barack Obama in the eye of a major political hurricane.
RIGHTS-IRAN: Damaging Forced Confessions
- Inter Press Service
Iranian political refugees living in India say there is an all too familiar ring about the supposed confessions of arrested journalist Roxana Saberi, which they expect to see footage of on television soon.
CAMBODIA: Corruption Allegations Undermine Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- Inter Press Service
The voice of Comrade Duch reverberates daily through the speakers at the 500- seat courtroom in Phnom Penh as he gives testimony in his trial for crimes against humanity.
POLITICS-US: Rights Groups Still Waiting for Obama to Deliver
- Inter Press Service
While human rights and open-government groups are generally pleased with President Barack Obama’s rhetoric during his first 100 days, some are sceptical that he will deliver on his promises.
RIGHTS-US: Calls for Torture Inquiry Aren't Going Away
- Inter Press Service
A coalition of 19 human rights, faith-based and justice organisations is calling on President Barack Obama to investigate torture they charge was sanctioned by the administration of former President George W. Bush.
POLITICS-US: 100 Days of Latitude
- Inter Press Service
One hundred days into his presidency, Barack Obama appears to have largely succeeded in putting U.S. ties with the rest of the world on a significantly more positive track, even as the foreign policy changes he has made thus far have been more rhetorical than substantive.
RIGHTS-US: Court Reins in 'State Secrets' Privilege
- Inter Press Service
In what may become a landmark decision, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that the 'state secrets privilege' routinely used by the government to block lawsuits against its officials can only be used to contest specific evidence, but not to dismiss an entire suit.
RIGHTS-US: Bracing for New Prisoner Abuse Photos
- Inter Press Service
This Tuesday, Apr. 28, will mark five years since the world got its first look at the sickening photographs from Abu Ghraib on the U.S. television programme '60 Minutes.'
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