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Guantanamo’s Forgotten: Omar Khadr

US attorney General Eric Holder has announced that not all Guantanamo detainees will be afforded federal court trials. Omar Khadr, detained as a child, is one of those who will instead be tried under the fatally flawed and internationally condemned military commissions process.

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On Torture

On the 16th April, 2009, President Obama authorised the release of four memo's written by members of the Office of Legal Council (OLC) between 2002 and 2005.The release of these memos along with the recent leaked ICRC report are a stark reminder of what has occurred in the name of freedom and democracy and the need for accountability.

A Canadian perspective -  the case of Omar Khadr

Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, has been in US military detention for approximately 6 years, a quarter of his life. He was taken into custody in July 2002 by US forces in Afghanistan at the age of 15 and is charged with throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in a July 2002 firefight.

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Ahmad Ghailani

Fair trials at Guantanamo: A case for justice

A Pentagon prosecutor filed proposed death penalty charges Monday against a Tanzanian man (Ahmad Ghailani) currently held at Guantanamo, alleging he helped amass dynamite and other supplies for the 1998 al Qaeda suicide bombing of the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Six years without judicial review

Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. Habeas corpus is a remedy that protects these rights, including the right not be subjected to enforced disappearance, secret detention, arbitrary detention, unlawful transfer, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

Anti-Terror Laws continue to breed Injustice

A Sri Lankan fisherman is kidnapped by the Tamil Tigers and forced to pay a $500 ransom. Fearing for his safety and that of his family, he considers emigrating from Sri Lanka in order to avoid further persecution.

Slippery slopes and the Politics of Torture

Despite the Bush administration's claim to be the global anti-torture champion, US officials take a pick-and-choose approach on international law when it comes to the 'war on terror.'

Anger at the Bridge Club

Impromptu protest, spurred by US torture concerns, reveals the cost of current US torture policy.

Uni discussions about the War on Terror

I had just arrived in Sydney from Canada and was astonished to discover that Australia did not have a Bill of Rights comparable to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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