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Uighur Guantanamo detainees released to El Salvador
April 20, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that two Uighur detainees were released from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to El Salvador, where they have chosen to resettle. They are being released pursuant to a 2008 order by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. An.... [more]
Supreme Court sought guidance on Uighur detainee transfer [this day at law]
February 13, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On February 13, 2010, the US Supreme Court ordered the Obama administration to file briefs in response to Switzerland's acceptance of asylum for two Uighur detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay. The Swiss accepted the detainees after the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide if the judicial.... [more]
DC Circuit ruled against release of Uighur Guantanamo detainees into US [this day at law]
February 18, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On February 18, 2009, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed an October 2008 district court order that would have provided for the release of 17 Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees into the US. Lawyers for the detainees had argued that the Uighur's continued.... [more]
Federal judge ordered Uighurs released from Guantanamo [this day at law]
October 7, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On October 7, 2008, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the release 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, ruling that the Constitution forbids their indefinite detention without cause. Judge Ricardo Urbina gave the government until the.... [more]
China court convicts Uighur journalist of endangering national security
July 23, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
A Chinese court on Friday convicted a Uighur journalist of endangering national security for statements made following the 2009 Xinjiang riots. The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced Gheyret Niyaz, editor of uighurbiz.net and two state-run websites, to 15 years in prison after the.... [more]
DC Circuit refuses evidentiary hearing for Uighur detainees
May 28, 2010 by Sarah Miley
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday refused to order a new evidentiary hearing in the case of five Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay. Instead, in a per curiam decision, the court reinstated its original opinion, which gives political branches.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on shipment of goods,
March 24, 2010 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation, the court heard arguments on whether the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 applies to the inland rail transportation of goods in the US that originate out.... [more]
US transfers 2 Uighur Guantanamo detainees to Switzerland
March 24, 2010 by Michael Kraemer
Two Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Switzerland on Wednesday. Switzerland granted humanitarian type B residence permits allowing the two to live in the canton of Jura. Both have agreed to respect Swiss laws, learn the local language, and secure gainful employment. The US.... [more]
Supreme Court declines to rule on Guantanamo detainee transfer process
March 22, 2010 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule in the case known as Kiyemba II, in which the court was asked to consider issues surrounding the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees. Lawyers for four Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo were appealing an April ruling by the US Court of.... [more]
Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek remand to district court for new trial
March 5, 2010 by Steve Dotterer
Lawyers for seven Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay filed a motion Thursday to remand proceedings from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The motion comes just days after the US Supreme Court ordered.... [more]
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