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Former Guantanamo detainee Khadr to appeal terrorism conviction
April 29, 2013 by Peter Snyder
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.... [more]
US transfers Guantanamo detainee Khadr to Canada
September 29, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
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.... [more]
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]
US military judge rejected Khadr torture claims [this day at law]
August 20, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
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.... [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]
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]
UN report condemns Canada for complicity in torture of citizens detained abroad
June 3, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
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.... [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]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
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.... [more]
Abdullah Khadr and the Consequences of Detainee Abuse [op-ed]
November 22, 2011 by Caleb Pittman
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.... [more]
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