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My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me
Who exactly has America detained all these years at Guantanamo? The Worst of the Worst? Or the Wretched of the Earth? Mahvish Khan is an American lawyer, born to immigrant Afghan parents in Michigan. Outraged that her country was illegally imprisoning people at Guantanamo, she volunteered to translate for the prisoners. She spoke their language, understood their customs, and brought them Starbucks chai, the closest available drink to the kind of tea they would drink at home. And they quickly befriended her, offering fatherly advice as well as a uniquely personal insight into their plight, and that of their families thousands of miles away. For Mahvish Khan the experience was a validation of her Afghan heritage--as well as her American freedoms, which allowed her to intervene at Guantanamo purely out of her sense that it was the right thing to do. Mahvish Khan's story is a challenging, brave, and essential test of who she is--and who we are..
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Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak
Since 2002, at least 775 men have been held in the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. According to Department of Defense data, fewer than half of them are accused of committing any hostile act against the United States or its allies. In hundreds of cases, even the circumstances of their initial detainment are questionable. This collection gives voice to the men held at Guantánamo. Available only because of the tireless efforts of pro bono attorneys who submitted each line to Pentagon scrutiny, Poems from Guantánamo brings together twenty-two poems by seventeen detainees, most still at Guantánamo, in legal limbo. If, in the words of Audre Lorde, poetry “forms the quality of light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change,” these verses—some originally written in toothpaste, others scratched onto foam drinking cups with pebbles and furtively handed to attorneys—are the most basic form of the art. Death Poem by Jumah al Dossari Take my blood. Take my death shroud and The remnants of my body. Take photographs of my corpse at the grave, lonely. Send them to the world, To the judges and To the people of conscience, Send them to the principled men and the fair-minded. And let them bear the guilty burden before the world, Of this innocent soul. Let them bear the burden before their children and before history, Of this wasted, sinless soul, Of this soul which has suffered at the hands of the "protectors or peace." Jumah al Dossari is a thirty-three-year old Bahraini who has been held at Guantanamo Bay for more than five years. He has been in solitary confinement since the end of 2003 and, according to the U.S. military, has tried to kill himself twelve times while in custody. .
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The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 759 Detainees in America's Ille
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Bush, the Detainees, and the Constitution: The Battle over Presidential Power in the War on Terror
The infamous detainees of Guantanamo, garbed in their bright orange prison jumpsuits, have come to symbolize a host of controversial policies and powers claimed by President George W. Bush in the so-called war on terror. Designated as "enemy combatants," a vaguely defined and previously unrecognized category in the international laws of war, they have been at the center of a legal firestorm challenging the Bush administration's conduct of the war. Howard Ball, one of our nation's leading constitutional authorities, takes a close look at the White House's defense of its detainee program (what some have called an "American gulag"), the court actions used to challenge that enormous expansion of unchecked presidential power, and the potential threats to American democracy should those actions ultimately fail. Focusing on the Enemy Combatants Cases of 2004 and 2006--including Rasul v. Bush, Hamdi v. Bush, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld--Ball examines competing legal arguments pitting the detainees' fundamental human rights (including habeas corpus) against Bush's proclamation that he alone has the authority to decide their fate, as well as efforts by the Court and Congress to reclaim their own authority in such matters. Ball describes how the administration repeatedly found ways to evade both the letter and spirit of the Court's decisions through new legislation, presidential signing statements, and even redefinition of the status of the detainees. He also examines the official context of the cases--including the two Congressional Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, the "Patriot Act," and the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program--as well as other factors such as presidential claims to "state secrets privilege," the torture controversy, and the impact of the 2006 elections. Ball reminds us once again that, in a time of war, there will always be a great tension between the need for security and the constitutional protection of due process. Ultimately, he tells a troubling story about the relationship between absolute presidential power and the principles of representative government, one that thoughtful readers cannot afford to ignore..
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America's Disappeared: Secret Imprisonment, Detainees, and the "War on Terror" (Open Media Book)
September 11, 2001, sparked a firestorm of racial profiling, detentions and deportations by the United States government so grievous as to evoke the shameful internment of Japanese Americans of more than half a century past. Thousands have been imprisoned without either trial or any kind of judicial hearing: detained, often indefinitely, solely on the say-so of the executive. Yet knowledge of the particular circumstances and incidents of the detentions remains dim. America's Disappeared: Secret Imprisonment Detainees and the "War on Terror" brings together, for the first time, detainees' own testimonies with a comprehensive framework for understanding the issues by leading constitutional scholars working for their release. Going beyond the prevailing accounts to a detailed exploration of detention-the forms currently in use, and the conditions of each-the authors authoritatively refute its alleged justifications, boldly exploring its human costs. Beginning with a catalogue of dragnet schemes--voluntary interviews, NSEERs, the targeting of foreign students-America's Disappeared proceeds to document the blunt reality of this program of detention, presenting detainees' chilling accounts of solitary confinement, isolation, and physical and mental abuse. Turning to a history of American detention policy, the book surveys U.S. opposition to these illegal practices undertaken outside our borders and warns of the dangerous precedent set by this homegrown example. Michael Ratner is president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He has led several cases representing detainees held at Camp X-Ray in Cuba; Rachel Meeropol is the Center's equal justice work fellow; Barbara Olshansky is the assistant legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of Secret Trials and Executions; Steven MacPherson Watt is human rights fellow at the Center. .
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America on Trial: Inside the Legal Battles That Transformed Our Nation--From the Salem Witches to the Guantanamo Detainees
The Boston Massacre The Dred Scott decision The Chicago Seven. O.J. Simpson These are some of the trials that have both shaped and fascinated American society Alan M. Dershowitz, who has been either a lawyer, consultant, or commentator on some of the most celebrated cases of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, highlights the trials he believes to be the most significant in our history, and discuses how they were central to the development of America's political and social structure..
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Arbitrary Justice: Trial of Guantanamo and Bagram Detainees in Afghanistan
Arbitrary Justice documents how detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan are being tried in Afghan courts based on allegations provided by the United States, with little or no evidence At printing, more than 250 persons had been transferred to the Afghan National Detention Facility, 160 have been referred for prosecutions, but over 60 have been convicted in trials that violate fair trial standards. The report, based on trial observations, examination of court documents, and interviews, outlines the problems in these proceedings such as the lack of prosecution witnesses and out-of-court prosecution witnesses to support the charges.It makes specific policy recommendations to both the Afghan and U.S. governments, and provides insights on how to improve the process of transferring detainees from U.S. custody to their home countries for criminal prosecutions, but that any such trials must be in accordance with international fair trial standards..
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21st Century U.S. Army Correspondence Courses - Legal, Police, and Security: Military Law, Courts-Martial, Detainees, Contract Law, JAG, Law Enforcement (CD-ROM)
This electronic book on CD-ROM presents an incredible collection of U.S. Army correspondence courses, with 68 courses and 286 PDF files covering legal, police, and security matters, military law, courts-martial, detainees, contract law, jag, law enforcement, and more. Documents include lessons, student handouts, practice exercises, overviews, supplements, handbooks, reference documents, and field manuals. They provide a wealth of information on military training! Content categories and course titles include: Basic Principles Of Military Justice Jag, Advanced Principles Of Military Justice Jag, Introduction To The Law Of War, Legal Aspects Of Comsec Monitoring And Monitoring Equipment, Security Services, Computer Security, Fiscal Law, Military Legal Bibliography, Edition A Law Of Military Installations, Edition A Military Personnel Law And Boards Of Officers, Edition A Personnel Claims, Affirmative Claims, Federal Tort Claims, Army Legal Assistance, Military Criminal Law For Paralegals, Edition A Fundamentals Of Military Criminal Law And Procedure, Government Contract Law, Law Of Military Installations, Legal Basis Of Command-Military Aid To Law Enforcement, Legal Basis Of Command-Environmental Law , Morale, Welfare, And Recreation Operations - Non-Appropriated Fund, Government Information Practices, Military Personnel Law And Boards Of Officers, Army Legal Assistance, Nonjudicial Punishment, Courts-Martial Evidence, Constitutional Evidence, Pretrial Procedure, Trial Procedure, Post-Trial Procedure, Crimes And Defenses, Law Of War, Fundamentals Of Military Legal Writing, Advanced Professional Responsibility, Law Of Federal Employment, Fundamentals Of Military Legal Writing For The Legal Nco , Law Of Federal Labor-Management Relations, Civil Rights, Military Police Investigations, Physical Security Planning, Installation Physical Security, Area Security, Civil Disturbance Operations, Law Enforcement Operations, Military Police Controls (Tactics, Techniques And Procedures), Military Police Reports And Forms, Testimonial Evidence, The Military Justice System, Authority And Jurisdiction Practice, Principles Of Criminal Law , Principles Of Criminal Law, Confessions And Admissions, Search And Seizure Practice, Legal Aspects Of Economic Crimes, Law Of War, Release Of Information And The Standards Of Conduct, The Army Correctional System, Custody And Confinement Procedures, Prisoner Administration And Programs, Area Security Operations, Military Police Station Operations , Military Police Operations And Traffic Enforcement , Special Military Police Operations Appendix, Search, Seizure, And Temporary Storage Of Evidence And Contraband , Provost Marshall Operations , Direct Personnel Conducting Investigations , Interviews, Investigations, And Apprehensions, Military Police Table Of Organization And Equipment (Toe), Rear Operations , Detainee Policy, Procedures, And Operations..
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Command’s Responsibility: Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan
Human Rights First’s new report,"Command’s Responsibility: Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan," provides the first comprehensive accounting of the U.S. government’s handling of the nearly 100 cases of detainees who have died in U.S. custody since 2002. In its report, Human Rights First looked at some of the most troubling abuse cases,including up to 12 cases in which people were tortured to death. The report found that flawed investigations and a lack of punishment, especially at the highest levels, has lead to a culture of impunity on abuse. Despite the number of deaths of prisoners in U.S. custody, as of February 2006, only 12 detainee deaths have resulted in any kind of punishment for any U.S. official, military or civilian. The report finds that often the more serious the case – particularly those involving people tortured to death – the less severe the punishment; the highest sentence in a torture-related death is five months in prison. Based on this, Human Rights First concluded that a gap exists between policies leadership says it respects on paper, and behavior it actually tolerates in practice..
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CIA above the law? Secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers of detainees in Europe (Points of view - Points of law)
ContentsChronology of Council of Europe action Part 1: Secret detentions and transfers of detainees in EuropeReports of the Parliamentary AssemblyI. Alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers of detainees involving Council of Europe member states (first report Marty)SummaryAdopted textsExplanatory memorandumI. Are human rights little more than a fair-weather optionII. The global spiders webIII. Specific examples of documented renditionsIV. Secret places of detentionV. Secret detentions in the Chechen RepublicVI. Attitude of governmentsVII. Individual cases: judicial proceedings in progressVIII. Parliamentary investigationsIX. Commitment to combating terrorismX. Legal perspectivesXI. ConclusionAppendices.
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