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US delivers Khadr documents to Canada authorities
September 6, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
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.... [more]
UN official calls for transfer of Khadr to Canada
July 27, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
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.... [more]
Judge ordered repatriation of Guantanamo detainee to Yemen [this day at law]
June 26, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 26, 2010, a federal judge ordered the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Odaini, mandating his transfer back to his homeland of Yemen, despite the Obama administration's ban on repatriation to the Arab nation. In January 2010, the Obama administration suspended all transfers of.... [more]
Khadr lawyers renew request for transfer to Canada
June 21, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
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.... [more]
Khadr requests transfer to Canada
April 19, 2012 by Max Slater
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.... [more]
US senators introduced bill restricting Guantanamo detainee transfers [this day at law]
March 10, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On March 10, 2011, US senators, including Senator John McCain (R-AZ), introduced the Military Detainee Procedures Improvement Act of 2011, which would prohibit the civilian trial of Guantanamo Bay detainees and place restrictions on the transfer of detainees to foreign countries. The bill also.... [more]
Supreme Court sought guidance on Uighur detainee transfer [this day at law]
February 13, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On February 13, 2010, the US Supreme Court ordered the Obama administration to file briefs in response to Switzerland's acceptance of asylum for two Uighur detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay. The Swiss accepted the detainees after the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide if the judicial.... [more]
WikiLeaks releases classified Guantanamo documents
April 25, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
WikiLeaks on Sunday began publishing The Guantanamo Files, a collection of more than 700 classified documents relating to the evidence and treatment of almost all detainees held at Guantanamo Bay between 2002 and 2008. The documents—detailing things such as the circumstances of detention, the....... [more]
US senators introduce bill restricting Guantanamo detainee transfers
March 11, 2011 by Aman Kakar
US Senator John McCain (R-AZ), along with five cosponsors, introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit funding for civilian trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees and place restrictions on the transfer of detainees to foreign countries. The Military Detainee Procedures Improvement Act of 2011.... [more]
US House passed legislation allowing US trial of Guantanamo detainees [this day at law]
October 15, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On October 15, 2009, the US House of Representatives voted 307-114 to approve legislation that would allow Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to US soil for prosecution. The measure was part of a $42.7 billion spending bill for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legislation.... [more]
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