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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 ]

Obama administration argues Uighur Guantanamo detainee appeal now moot
February 7, 2010

[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Friday urged [brief, PDF] the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] to dismiss as moot an appeal filed by Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives]. The court granted certiorari [JURIS....... [more]

Canada government will not seek Khadr repatriation
February 5, 2010

[JURIST] Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon [official profile] said Wednesday that the Harper administration will not seek the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. Cannon said that while the government is considering options to remed....... [more]

Switzerland to accept 2 Uighur Guantanamo detainees
February 3, 2010

[JURIST] The Swiss Federal Council announced [press release] Wednesday that it would accept two Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives]. The council decided to admit the detainees for humanitarian reasons, despite the Chinese citizenship of both Uighurs and recent warnings [JURIS....... [more]

Latvia to accept Guantanamo detainee
February 3, 2010

[JURIST] The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) [official website] announced on Tuesday that the country will accept one detainee [press release] from the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] prison. The MFA accepted the detainee as a show of support for US President Barack Obama in his attem....... [more]

Spain judge Garzon beginning investigation of suspected Guantanamo torture
January 31, 2010

[JURIST] Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will begin an inquiry into the suspected torture and ill-treatment of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], Spanish media reported [El Pais report] Saturday. The inquiry follows claims made by....... [more]

Canada high court rules government not required to seek Khadr repatriation
January 29, 2010

[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Canada [official website] ruled [judgment text] Friday that while the treatment of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] violated his rights, the government does not have to press for his return to Canada. In a unanimous decisi....... [more]

Yemen to build rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees
January 27, 2010

[JURIST] A Yemeni government official said Wednesday that Yemen will build a rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives] detainees. According to the anonymous official, Yemen will begin building [Reuters report] once it receives funding for the $11 million project promised by the....... [more]

UN study reveals worldwide use of secret detention centers to counter terrorism
January 27, 2010

[JURIST] Dozens of countries have illegally used secret detention facilities in their counter-terrorism efforts, according to a joint study [text, DOC; press release] issued Tuesday by four independent UN investigating groups. Information for the detailed study was collected through a questionnaire....... [more]

US transfers Uzbek Guantanamo detainee to Switzerland
January 27, 2010

[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced [press release] on Tuesday that an Uzbek Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee has been transferred to Switzerland. The detainee, whose identity will not be disclosed in order to facilitate his transition into life in S....... [more]

US transfers 3 Guantanamo detainees to Slovakia
January 25, 2010

[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced [press release] Monday that three Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees have been transferred to Slovakia. Slovakia announced [JURIST report] last week that it would accept the detainees, in what was widely seen as an....... [more]

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