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Business as Usual by Todd Matthews Wackenhut further angered state officials by saying they must pay for the empty bed space at the Santa Rosa facility caused by transferring prisoners to the Virginia supermax. According to the state's contract, Wackenhut claimed, the state must pay as though the prison is …
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
World Court Rules Against U.S. for Consular Notification Failures by by Matthew T. Clarke On March 31, 2004, the International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court) held that the United States was in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). The case was brought by …
Abu Ghraib, USA by Anne-Marie Cusac When I first saw the photo, taken at the Abu Ghraib prison, of a hooded and robed figure strung with electrical wiring, I thought of the Sacramento, California, city jail. When I heard that dogs had been used to intimidate and bite at least …
Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
Welcome to Guantanamo World by Tom Engelhardt The clue for 17 across, a seven-letter empty space in the Friday, March 26, New York Times crossword puzzle was "detainee's entitlement." It took me a while to break the code _ the Friday crossword's always a nightmare _ and discover that the …
Palestinian Child Political Prisoners Detained by Israel by Catherine Cook Palestinian Child Political Prisoners Detained By Israel by Catherine Cook Since the political process between Israel and the Palestinians was reinvigorated in May 2003, prisoners, including children, have been high on the Palestinian political agenda. With one of the highest …
No Presumption of Collateral Consequences from California Disciplinary Proceeding by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit US Court of Ap- peals held that in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas proceeding, a guilty finding in a California state prison disciplinary proceeding would not be accorded a …
Article • December 15, 2003
European Human Rights Court Upholds French Guerrilla's Solitary Confinement; Awards 10,000 Euros by European Human Rights Court Upholds French Guerilla's Solitary Confinement; Awards 10,000 Euros French political prisoner Ilich Ramirez Sanchez appealed a decision of the Chamber of the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights that being …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
World Court Orders U.S. to Stop Executing Mexicans by by Matthew T. Clarke On January 5, 2003, Mexico applied for an injunction from the International Court of Justice, or World Court, to halt the execution of 54 of its citizens by the United States. Mexico claimed that none of them …
Article • August 15, 2003 • from PLN August, 2003
900 British Prisoners Freed Following Court Ruling by On July 26, 2002, nine hundred prisoners in England and Wales had to be set free after the European Court of Human rights unanimously ruled that extending prisoners' imprisonment for disciplinary violations without allowing them legal representation violated Article 6 of the …
Article • November 15, 2002 • from PLN November, 2002
Mexico Bars Extradition of Criminals Facing Life Sentences by A ruling by the supreme court of Mexico has blocked the extradition of more than 70 murderers, drug smugglers and organized crime figures who face life sentences in U.S. prisons. The high court's decision, handed down in October 2001 and published …
U.S. Cited for Human Rights Violations by Gary Hunter ( On May 15, 2001, at a human rights conference in Geneva, the United States was denounced for its inhumane and discriminatory practices. Amnesty International and the U.N. Committee Against Torture cited the U.S. for oppressive tactics by both public law …
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
World Court Upholds Foreigners' Right to Contact Their Embassies by Gerardo Valdez, a Mexican citizen who had been scheduled for execution this fall in Oklahoma, was granted an indefinite stay by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals in September due to a recent decision from the International Court of Justice, …
A.I. Reports on US Compliance with UN Convention Against Torture by Julia Lutsky In May 2000, a United States government delegation appeared before the UN Committee against Torture in Geneva to present its first report on the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading …
$100,000 Awarded Under ICCPR in GA Jail Suit by On February 24, 2000, a federal jury In Augusta, Georgia awarded 1100,000 in damages to a Danish citizen who was denied medical care and phone calls to his family in Denmark while he was awaiting trial in the Lincoln county jail …
Palestinians Still Imprisoned Despite Peace Process by Inaki Markiegi by Iñaki Markiegi Today Palestinians remain foreigners in their own land. Faced with the apathy of the international community, the nearly two and half million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, the million in the Israeli …
International Perspectives on the Death Penalty by Julia Lutsky Review by Julia Lutsky The United States is finding itself increasingly isolated by its intransigence with respect to the death penalty. At a time when the rest of the world is moving toward eradication of this barbaric practice, the United States …
Israeli Supreme Court Limits Torture by In a Sept. 1999 ruling, Israel's Supreme Court outlawed the systemic torture of Palestinian detainees by the country's security forces. Israeli authorities had long claimed that "moderate physical pressure" during interrogations was necessary to combat terrorism. Palestinian prisoners, many detained without being charged, were …
Article • February 15, 2000 • from PLN February, 2000
Torture "Aberrational" in U.S. by On October 15, 1999 the Clinton administration submitted a report to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, admitting abuses in the United States but calling them rare. "We fully acknowledge in this report there continue to be areas of concern, contention and criticism," said Assistant Secretary …
Stun Belts in Court Unconstitutional by A federal district court in California held that the use of stun belts, as a control device on criminal defendants in courtroom proceedings, raises serious questions as to the practices' constitutionality. As a result, the court issued a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining the Los …
No Private Rights Under International Treaties by Afederal district court in Washington state held that state prisoners do not have an implied right of action for alleged "crimes against humanity," as violations of international law. The court further held that neither the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights (ICCPR), …
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