Former Guantanamo detainee Khadr to appeal terrorism conviction
April 29, 2013
A former Canadian Guantanamo prisoner is planning to appeal his US terrorism conviction, his lawyer said Sunday. Omar Khadr, who spent 10 years in Guantanamo, is currently imprisoned in a maximum security prison in Ontario serving out six years of an eight-year sentence for war crimes. Khadr was bo....... [more] 
US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
September 29, 2012
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr was transferred to Canada from Guantanamo Bay early Saturday morning to serve out the rest of his prison sentence under the authority of the Correctional Service of Canada. Khadr pleaded guilty to murdering US Sergeant First Class Christoper Speer, an Army medic, as well....... [more]
US delivers Khadr documents to Canada authorities
September 6, 2012
Canadian authorities received documents and materials about Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr from US authorities on Wednesday and will now consider whether he can be transferred into Canadian custody. A spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters that he w....... [more]
US military judge rejected Khadr torture claims
August 20, 2012
On August 20, 2010, a US military judge rejected claims by Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr that his confession was the result of torture. Khadr's trial was suspended the week prior due to a medical emergency involving his lawyer. Khadr pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism and murde....... [more]
UN official calls for transfer of Khadr to Canada
July 27, 2012
The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy on Friday renewed her call to transfer Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr to his home country of Canada. Coomaraswamy said it was important to focus on rehabilitation of child....... [more]
Khadr lawyers renew request for transfer to Canada
June 21, 2012
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr on Thursday renewed calls for the Canadian government to respond to a request to transfer Khadr to Canada. A former child soldier for al Qaeda, Khadr has expressed his desire to serve out his sentence in his home country. A request....... [more]
UN report condemns Canada for complicity in torture of citizens detained abroad
June 3, 2012
The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) released a report on Friday finding that Canada was complicit in rights violations against three Canadians who were held prisoner in Syria, and against Omar Khadr, who is currently detained at Guantanamo Bay. All four of the detainees are Arab-Canadians who....... [more]
Khadr requests transfer to Canada
April 19, 2012
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr on Wednesday sent an application to the Canadian government requesting a transfer to his home state from the US military detention facility. In 2010 Khadr pleaded guilty to five charges in a military tribunal, including killing a US soldier in....... [more]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012
4/30/13: President Obama renewed pledge to close Guantanamo
4/28/13: Former Guantanamo detainee's lawyer announced appeal of terrorism conviction
4/22/13: US military confirmed more than half of Guantanamo detainees were on hunger strike
4/8/13: US announced it would notify Guantanamo prisoners....... [more]
Abdullah Khadr and the Consequences of Detainee Abuse
November 22, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that the Supreme Court of Canada's recent refusal to review a lower court's stay of extradition proceedings represents an important victory for the rule of law as well as straining US-Canada relations...According to t....... [more]
Canada high court refuses to hear Abdullah Khadr extradition appeal
November 4, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the government's appeal in the extradition of accused al Qaeda arms supplier Abdullah Khadr, bringing to a close efforts to extradite him to the US. The appeal was brought by Canada's attorney general on behalf of the US government which sough....... [more]
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