Geneva Convention
Events (68)
- August 17, 1990: Iraq Promises that All Americans Can Leave Region under Geneva, Vienna Conventions 1990-08-17
- November 6, 2001: Justice Department Official Argues that President Has Power to Establish Military Commissions without Congressional Involvement 2001-11-06
- January 18-25, 2002: White House National Security Counsel Cut out of Decision-Making Process Regarding Abandonment of Geneva Conventions 2002-01-18
- January 24-26, 2002: Office of Legal Counsel Sends Secret Memos on Geneva Conventions, POWs to White House and Deputy Attorney General 2002-01-24
- January 25, 2002: Cheney’s Lawyer Questions ‘Limits’ of Geneva Conventions on Prisoner Interrogations, Writes Memo for Bush that Allows Geneva to be Sidestepped 2002-01-25
- January 25, 2002: Powell, State Department Sidelined in Decision to Abandon Geneva Conventions in Interrogations 2002-01-25
- February 7, 2002: OLC Memo Supports White House Conclusion that Taliban Do Not Warrant Geneva POW Status 2002-02-07
- August 8, 2002-January 15, 2003: Alleged ‘20th Hijacker’ Detained in Guantanamo Is Abused for Months 2002-08-08
- October 11, 2002: Army Legal Adviser Suggests that ‘Immunity’ Can be Granted for Planned Use of Abusive Techniques 2002-10-11
- March 14, 2003: Justice Department Claims Military Can Ignore Laws against Torture, Assault, Maiming, and Drugging Detainees 2003-03-14
- March 23, 2003: Pentagon Says Publication, Broadcast of Images of Dead or Wounded US Soldiers Violates ‘Principles of Geneva Convention;’ Media Limits Coverage 2003-03-23
- October 31, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Geneva Conventions 2003-10-31
- November 18, 2003: OLC Advises Defense Department on Geneva Conventions 2003-11-18
- March 18, 2004: OLC Says Certain People Not Granted ‘Protected Person’ Status if Captured in Iraq 2004-03-18
- March 19, 2004: OLC: ‘Protected Persons’ Subject to Rendition from Iraq 2004-03-19
- May 13, 2004: General Admits Treatment of Prisoners at Abu Ghraib Violated Geneva Conventions 2004-05-13
- June 22, 2004: Gonzales, Haynes Attempt to Blame Guantanamo Officials for Torture, Legal Justifications 2004-06-22
- July 7, 2004: Navy General Counsel Combats Arguments for Torture, Abuse 2004-07-07
- July 21, 2004: US Grants MEK ‘Protected’ Status 2004-07-21
- November 8, 2004: US Military Begins Massive Offensive to Retake Fallujah; Observers Cite Systematic Brutality Towards Civilians 2004-11-08
- June 23, 2005: Bradbury Becomes Head of Office of Legal Counsel, Turning Office into White House Rubber Stamp 2005-06-23
- July 5, 2005: Pentagon Lists Specific Talking Points for Analysts, Pleased with Results 2005-07-05
- July 24, 2005 and After: McCain Introduces Torture Ban Amendment 2005-07-24
- January 12, 2006: Rumsfeld Denies Abuses at Guantanamo Exist 2006-01-12
- January 16, 2006: Gore Speaks out against Depredations of Civil Liberties 2006-01-16
- June 30, 2006: Supreme Court Rules Existing Guantanamo Military Commissions Are Illegal; Detainees There Have Legal Rights 2006-06-30
- July 8, 2006: Lawyer: ‘Hamdan’ Ruling Leaves No More Arguments for Legality of NSA Surveillance Program 2006-07-08
- July 10, 2006: ACLU Releases Documents Proving Defense Department Officials Allowed Torture to Continue 2006-07-10
- July 12, 2006: Bush Administration Agrees to Follow Geneva Conventions with All Al-Qaeda Suspects in US Custody 2006-07-12
- July 28, 2006: White House Lawyers Ignore JAG Lawyers’ Objections to Use of Secret Evidence in Detainee Trials 2006-07-28
- September 6, 2006: Bush Admits Existence of Secret CIA Prisons, Announces Plans to Try Top Al-Qaeda Leaders in Military Tribunals 2006-09-06
- September 22, 2006: Dean: Military Commissions Act Befits ‘Totalitarian State’ More than a Democracy 2006-09-22
- September 30, 2006: Analysis: Military Commissions Act Gives President Sweeping New Powers at Expense of Judiciary 2006-09-30
- October 17, 2006: Military Commission Act Becomes Law; Authorizes Torture, Restricts Fundamental Legal Rights 2006-10-17
- October 19, 2006: Olbermann: MCA the ‘Beginning of the End of America’ 2006-10-19
- October 6 - December 14, 2006: International Committee of the Red Cross Interviews 14 Detainees Formerly in Secret CIA ‘Detention Network’ 2006-12-14
- July 20, 2007: Bush Authorizes Continued ‘Harsh Interrogation’ Practices against Detainees 2007-07-20
- August 8, 2007: Senator Asks Justice Department to Clarify Its Definition of ‘Humane Treatment’ under Geneva Conventions 2007-08-08
- September 27, 2007: Justice Department Official Claims CIA Interrogation Program Fully Compliant with Geneva Conventions 2007-09-27
- November 8, 2007: Michael Mukasey Becomes Attorney General after Close Senate Vote and Waterboarding Controversy 2007-11-08
- November 11, 2007: New York Times Blasts ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Confirmation of Attorney General Mukasey 2007-11-11
- December 20, 2007: Senator Challenges Justice Department’s Claims that CIA Interrogation Program Is Fully Compliant with US, International Law 2007-12-20
- March 6, 2008: Justice Department Official Reiterates Claims that Rights of Detainees Determined by Circumstance 2008-03-06
- April 2, 2008: Rolling Stone Magazine Criticizes Defense of 2003 Torture Memo 2008-04-02
- April 4, 2008: New York Times Criticizes Defense of 2003 Torture Memo 2008-04-04
- April 21, 2008: Guantanamo Detainees Claim to Have Been Drugged While in Custody 2008-04-21
- April 27, 2008: Justice Department Says Government Can Decide When Geneva Conventions Apply to Individual Instances of Interrogation 2008-04-27
- January 26, 2009: Gonzales Says He Did Nothing Wrong as Attorney General, Blames Subordinates for ‘Lapses’ 2009-01-26
- February 12, 2009: Government Documents Give Further Proof of Torture of Prisoners, Collusion between CIA and Defense Department 2009-02-12
- February 17-18, 2009: Former Guantanamo Guard Haunted by Involvement in Physical Abuse of Detainees 2009-02-17