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Hunger Strikes As Asymmetrical Warfare

We have no information about the treatment of hunger strikers in Bagram. But we do have information about the torture, abuse and violence inflicted on those who have decided to resist the terms and conditions of their imprisonment and use

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Hunger Strikes As Asymmetrical Warfare

We have no information about the treatment of hunger strikers in Bagram. But we do have information about the torture, abuse and violence inflicted on those who have decided to resist the terms and conditions of their imprisonment and use

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The Denial Of Habeas Corpus

Between October 2008 and July 2010, 38 out of the 52 prisoners at Guantanamo won their habeas corpus petitions as the judges concluded that the government had absolutely failed to meets its already ridiculously low standards for evidence for associating

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The Denial Of Habeas Corpus

Between October 2008 and July 2010, 38 out of the 52 prisoners at Guantanamo won their habeas corpus petitions as the judges concluded that the government had absolutely failed to meets its already ridiculously low standards for evidence for associating

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The Absence Of Habeas Corpus At Bagram

In April 2009, a district judge handed down a decision in al-Maqleh v. Gates that prisoners held at Bagram were entitled to the same habeas corpus review as those detained in Guantanamo Bay. Habeas rights for Guantanamo prisoners had been

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The Absence Of Habeas Corpus At Bagram

In April 2009, a district judge handed down a decision in al-Maqleh v. Gates that prisoners held at Bagram were entitled to the same habeas corpus review as those detained in Guantanamo Bay. Habeas rights for Guantanamo prisoners had been

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Pakistani Collusion In Extraordinary Renditions

Did Pakistan take part and collaborate with the US ‘extraordinary rendition’ program? Yes, it absolutely did. Though it is impossible to know exactly who and how many were targeted – the US and the Pakistanis have never accounted for the people kidnapped,

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Pakistani Collusion In Extraordinary Renditions

Did Pakistan take part and collaborate with the US ‘extraordinary rendition’ program? Yes, it absolutely did. Though it is impossible to know exactly who and how many were targeted – the US and the Pakistanis have never accounted for the people kidnapped,

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Avoiding Habeas Corpus And The Need For A Bagram

Why did the US need to send prisoners to prisons located outside the borders and ‘jurisdiction’ of the United States? The answer is quite simple: the Bush administration was determined to avoid any and all court review for the many

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Avoiding Habeas Corpus And The Need For A Bagram

Why did the US need to send prisoners to prisons located outside the borders and ‘jurisdiction’ of the United States? The answer is quite simple: the Bush administration was determined to avoid any and all court review for the many

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The Dragnet at Bagram

Despite the claims of the US State Department, the US military and US administration, the majority of the men being held in America’s detention centers are innocent of the suspicions that got them trapped there. Though we have no statistics

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The Dragnet at Bagram

Despite the claims of the US State Department, the US military and US administration, the majority of the men being held in America’s detention centers are innocent of the suspicions that got them trapped there. Though we have no statistics

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The Geneva Conventions

Since 1864 there have existed clear laws of war. Called the Geneva Conventions, part of the Hague Conventions derived from customary laws of war and international treaties and ratified by various all countries as binding laws. The Geneva Conventions, first drafted

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The Geneva Conventions

Since 1864 there have existed clear laws of war. Called the Geneva Conventions, part of the Hague Conventions derived from customary laws of war and international treaties and ratified by various all countries as binding laws. The Geneva Conventions, first drafted

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The Military Commissions

On November 13, 2001 President George W. Bush issued an order establishing military commissions to try prisoners captured in the so-called ‘war on terror’. These commissions were explicitly created outside and beyond the existing American legal system to try those suspected

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The Military Commissions

On November 13, 2001 President George W. Bush issued an order establishing military commissions to try prisoners captured in the so-called ‘war on terror’. These commissions were explicitly created outside and beyond the existing American legal system to try those suspected

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The Torture Memos

On August 1, 2002, an Office of Legal Council (OLC) memo signed by Jay S. Bybee and drafted by John Yoo, issued perhaps one of the most important documents that opened the gateway for the overt and widespread use of

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The Torture Memos

On August 1, 2002, an Office of Legal Council (OLC) memo signed by Jay S. Bybee and drafted by John Yoo, issued perhaps one of the most important documents that opened the gateway for the overt and widespread use of

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The Enemy Combatant And Laws Of War

Designating prisoners as ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’ became a core part of America’s post 9/11 detention regime. The new class was necessary to accommodate the Bush administration’s determination to keep the prisoners captured in the battle fields of Afghanistan, or renditioned

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The Enemy Combatant And Laws Of War

Designating prisoners as ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’ became a core part of America’s post 9/11 detention regime. The new class was necessary to accommodate the Bush administration’s determination to keep the prisoners captured in the battle fields of Afghanistan, or renditioned

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Bagram’s Enemy Combatant Review Board (ECRP)

Prisons such as Bagram, Guantanamo and the many secret CIA ‘black sites’ were set up to handle ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’. The term is very broadly defined and can refer to those captured on the battle field, or those

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Bagram’s Enemy Combatant Review Board (ECRP)

Prisons such as Bagram, Guantanamo and the many secret CIA ‘black sites’ were set up to handle ‘enemy combatants’ or ‘unlawful combatants’. The term is very broadly defined and can refer to those captured on the battle field, or those

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The Uses Of Women

This week Nabeela Rehman walked into the hallowed corridors of the US Congress and gave her testimony about the death of her grand mother who was killed by an American drone attack in Northern Waziristan, Pakistan. Nabeela is the grand-daughter

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The Uses Of Women

This week Nabeela Rehman walked into the hallowed corridors of the US Congress and gave her testimony about the death of her grand mother who was killed by an American drone attack in Northern Waziristan, Pakistan. Nabeela is the grand-daughter

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