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Amnesty International
Amnesty International Welcomes Habeas Corpus Hearings
December 6th, 2008
Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decision to grant the release of five detainees held at the U.S.-controlled detention facility at Guantanamo Bay based on insufficient evidence to consider them enemy combatants. The sixth detainee was determined to be an enemy combatant due to additional corroborating evidence. "Finally, after more than six years of legal wrangling, numerous U.S. Supreme Court decisions and delays, Guantanamo detainees received their day in court. This habeas corpus hearing is a victory for the rule of law. This hearing is a direct...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-06)
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