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DETAINEES

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	Detainee is neutral term used to indicate people held by a government, such as those it does not classify and treat as either prisoners of war or suspects in criminal cases... [ Wikipedia ]

Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainee al Odah's habeas petition
July 8, 2010

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] released a partially redacted opinion [text, PDF] Wednesday denying habeas corpus relief to Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah [JURIST news archive]. In its opinion....... [more]

Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty before military tribunal
July 8, 2010

[JURIST] A Sudanese terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] pleaded guilty [press release] on Wednesday before a military judge to charges of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] admitted th....... [more]

Germany agrees to accept 2 Guantanamo detainees
July 7, 2010

[JURIST] German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere [official website, in German] announced Wednesday that Germany would accept two detainees from the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detention facility. The announcement came after months of negotiations with the Obama administration, which ori....... [more]

UK panel to investigate torture allegations
July 6, 2010

[JURIST] UK Prime Minister David Cameron [official website] said Tuesday that he will create a panel to investigate claims that British government agents were complicit in the torture of terrorism suspects held overseas. The inquiry comes after 12 ex-detainees brought civil cases against the governm....... [more]

Canada court orders government to remedy Khadr rights breach
July 6, 2010

[JURIST] The Federal Court of Canada [official website] on Monday ordered the Canadian government [judgment, PDF] to provide Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD Materials; JURIST news archive] with a list of remedies to ameliorate its breach of his constitutional rights. The court held that Khad....... [more]

DC Circuit rules detainees denied habeas must be 'part of' terrorist group
July 4, 2010

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] released a redacted opinion [opinion, PDF] Thursday holding that evidence against Algerian Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Belkacem Bensaya must be reviewed to determine if he was "part of" al Qaed....... [more]

Federal judge rules former Guantanamo detainee fit to stand trial
July 2, 2010

[JURIST] A federal judge on Thursday ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] is not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is therefore fit to stand trial. The issue of Ghailani's psychological state arose after he req....... [more]

Guantanamo detainee to be repatriated to Yemen after judge orders release
June 27, 2010

[JURIST] A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release [opinion, PDF] of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Odaini, who will now be transferred to his homeland of Yemen [JURIST news archives], despite the Obama administration's ban on repatriation to the Arab nation. In January, the administration s....... [more]

UN advises Iraq to ratify convention against torture
June 27, 2010

[JURIST] UN Special Representative to Iraq Ad Melkert on Saturday urged the Iraqi government to ratify the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [text]. Melkert's statement, which was delivered on the thirteenth annual International Day in Suppor....... [more]

UK court rules Afghan detainees must be protected from possible abuse
June 26, 2010

[JURIST] The UK High Court [official website] ruled [judgment text] Friday that restrictions must be placed on whether British soldiers in Afghanistan may transfer detainees to Afghan-run detention facilities. The judgment, delivered by Lord Justice Richards and Justice Cranson, examined the allegat....... [more]

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