Guantanamo: Making the unbearable a little less unbearable
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC recently ruled that Guantanamo detainees could bring legal challenges to their conditions of confinement. The court's decision in centres on an attempt by...
View ArticleJudge faults Gitmo force-feeding but won't stop it
MIAMI — A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday that she lacks the authority to halt the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, while pointedly noting that the practice appears to...
View ArticleU.S. judge turns down bid to end Gitmo force-feeding
Story Highlights Judge rejected bid by three Gitmo detainees to stop force-feedingJudge says she doesn't have the jurisdictionJudge: There was nothing "so shocking or inhumane" that would raise...
View ArticleCan Guantanamo detainees challenge confinement conditions?
WASHINGTON — Force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees confronted federal judges Friday with complicated questions including how far judicial review can stretch for hunger strikers. In a case closely...
View ArticleAppeals court judges wrestle with question of force-feeding at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — An appeals court panel Friday wrestled with a challenge to force-feeding hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay, with a lawyer for the detainees acknowledging he was seeking a ruling “that may...
View ArticleU.S. court may allow suits against Guantanamo forced feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court showed a potential willingness on Friday to intervene in the forced feeding of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers, which the Obama administration says is...
View ArticleAppeals court declines to stop Guantanamo forced-feeding
An appeals court on Tuesday declined to stop force-feeding of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. But in the divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also concluded...
View ArticleJudicial panel hears appeal to bar force-feeding at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — The force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees presented federal judges Friday with complicated questions including how far judicial review can stretch for hunger strikers. In a case...
View ArticleAppeals court declines to stop Guantanamo force-feeding
An appeals court on Tuesday declined to stop force-feeding of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. But in the divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also concluded...
View ArticleJudges weigh challenge to force-feeding at Gitmo
WASHINGTON -- An appeals court panel Friday wrestled with a challenge to force-feeding hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay, with a lawyer for the detainees acknowledging he was seeking a ruling "that may...
View ArticleU.S. can keep Guantanamo hunger strikers alive by force: court
By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court declined on Tuesday to halt the forced feeding of hunger strikers in Guantanamo Bay but ruled that the prisoners have the right to sue over...
View ArticleCourt turns down Gitmo force-feeding challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday turned away a challenge to force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike, but left the door open to legal efforts aimed at ending the...
View ArticleCourt rejects Guantanamo force-feeding challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court Tuesday turned away a challenge to force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike, but left the door open to legal efforts aimed at ending the...
View ArticleUS court turns down Gitmo force-feeding challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday turned away a challenge to force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike, but left the door open to legal efforts aimed at ending the...
View ArticleGuantanamo: Making the unbearable a little less unbearable
Story highlights A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., recently ruled that Guantanamo detainees could bring legal challenges to their conditions of confinement. The court’s decision in Aamer v....
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