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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Decision To Release on Bail Guantanamo’s Youngest Detainee
Omar Khadr, who spent more than 12 years in U.S. custody after he was detained at age 15 and sent to Guantanamo, has been released on bail following a Canadian…
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The Elephant in the Courtroom
No one is served by the Military Commissions happening right now at Guantanamo. Not the defendants, not the victims, and, not the American people.
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Dudley Do-Wrong
Canada’s reputation as a global champion of human rights has been diminished as George Bush and Dick Cheney visit the country with impunity despite torture allegations.
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Maher Arar, Bradley Manning and the Sad State of the U.S. Justice System
What the US government did to Maher Arar is atrocious. But is our government’s treatment of Arar so different from what it routinely does to its own citizens, minus the…
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High Stakes Poker at GTMO
This morning Omar Khadr pled guilty, at a Military Commission hearing held in Guantanamo Bay, to five charges: murder in violation of the law of war, attempted murder in violation…
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Khadr Trial Delayed Amidst Reports of Plea Deal
Omar Khadr's military commission trial was pushed back a week to October 25th. The delay comes amidst reports of a possible plea agreement for the young Canadian who has been…
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Give Omar Khadr His Chance at Justice
The U.S. Constitutional amendment protecting everyone's right to a fair trial is under attack. On October 18, the desperately flawed trial of Omar Khadr, the young Canadian man who has…
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Omar Khadr’s Lawyer Collapses, Trial Postponed
Alex Neve reports from Guantanamo: Omar Khadr’s military lawyer, Lieutenant Colonel Jon Jackson, collapsed in court late in the afternoon while cross examining a witness. Khadr's trial has now been…
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Guantanamo: ‘Jury’ selected for Omar Khadr’s military commission trial
By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Neve is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commission trial against detainee Omar Khadr. This is the third post in…
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Tweet Chat with Tom Parker Today at 2:00 PM EST!
Today Amnesty International USA will be hosting a Tweet Chat with Tom Parker, our Policy Director for Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Human Rights. Today also marks the beginning of the Military…