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...families of those killed are frustrated at what they believe is the police's refusal to more seriously investigate their claims and say that if the federal government does not intervene they will go to the Inter American Court of Human Rights and put Brazil on trial. More than half of the cases have been officially closed by the authorities, in some instances even after relatives pointed out discrepancies in the officers' reports...
...Executive Order. Quickly, the prison's backers made a new pitch: Why not house some of those 240 detainees at Two Rivers? On April 21, Hardin's city council passed a resolution to entice the detainees its way, saying it could provide a "safe and secure environment, pending trial and/or deportation...
...paper will replace door-dropping to undergraduate rooms with a distribution system that places the papers in newsracks located at House entrances, dining halls, and other high-traffic locations on campus. Child says the measure, which is being rolled out on a trial basis, is a better distribution model regardless of the economy...
...Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. (The standard for admitting evidence is more rigorous in civilian court, and some confessed terrorists were not first told of their right against self-incrimination, which could bar their confessions from court.) Of the 240 detainees at Gitmo, 13 have been referred to military commissions for trial. (See pictures from inside Guantanamo...
Defendants are offered fewer legal protections in military commissions than civilian courts, such as the right to public proceedings and a trial by jury. Military officers serve as judges and jurors (in cases that call for a jury) and the right to an appeal is not guaranteed. Unlike courts martial, which are mainly concerned with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice by U.S. servicemembers, modern military commissions are generally intended to try foreign combatants accused of violating the laws of war. As it is with many war powers, the Constitution is vague about the scope of military commissions...