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New York, NY - On April 9, 2012, the Washington Post reported on the predicament of non-Afghans imprisoned by the US at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, without charge or trial.
Little to nothing is publicly known about the non-Afghan prisoners at Bagram. The US government refuses to disclose how many non-Afghans it is holding there, how many it forcibly rendered there from outside Afghanistan, and how many remain imprisoned despite being cleared for release by the US military.
The April 9 Post article focuses on two particular Yemeni prisoners: Fadi al-Maqaleh and Amin al-Bakri. The US military has cleared each for release multiple times. And the Yemeni government has complied with all of the conditions of the US government for their repatriation or resettlement. Nonetheless, both men continue to languish at Bagram.
IJN and co-counsel represent Mssrs. al-Maqaleh and al-Bakri in pending habeas corpus litigation before the District Court for the District of Columbia. You can read more about them here: http://ijnetwork.org/clients
Read the April 9 Washington Post article here:http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/yemeni-officials-offer-guarantees-for-repatriation-of-detainees/2012/04/09/gIQAXzS56S_story.html |
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New York, NY.- On February 13, 2012, Eric L. Lewis, a board-member of the International Justice Network (IJN), wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about the unique opportunity that has arisen for the United States, in the wake of a monumental decision by the British judiciary, to now release two Pakistani men in US custody at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan: Amanatullah Ali and Yunus Rahmatullah.
British forces transferred both men to the custody of US forces in Iraq in 2004, and the US then illegally rendered the men to Bagram, where each has been in US custody now for over seven years, without charge or trial. Mr. Amanatullah is represented by IJN and Lewis Baach, PLLC, where Mr. Lewis is a partner and international litigator.
You can read the op-ed by Mr. Lewis here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/opinion/prisoners-are-not-pawns.html |
New York, NY.- On February 8, 2012, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui sent the following open letter to Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations. In her letter Dr. Fowzia describes the human-rights violations suffered by her sister Aafia and urges the Secretary General to utilize all available channels within the United Nations to end the abuses against Aafia, bring to account the perpetrators of those abuses, and facilitate Aafia’s repatriation to Pakistan. Dr. Fowzia wrote:
“Your Excellency,
Congratulations on being elected for a second term, as Secretary General of the esteemed United Nations Organization.
Your historic words in 2007: ‘I grew up in war. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this Organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.’
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