🚨BREAKING: A US court has ruled that our client Asadullah Haroon Gul’s imprisonment in Guantánamo is unlawful.
In this landmark ruling, Asadullah has become the first Guantánamo detainee in 10 years to win a habeas corpus case. 🧵 1/4 reprieve.org/uk/2021/10/20/…
Asadullah, who has been detained for 14 years without charge or trial, missed his daughter’s entire childhood and has suffered physical and psychological torture.
The court has confirmed what we have long known: he should be home with his family. His detention is unlawful. 2/4
Despite the fact that Asadullah was cleared for release from Guantánamo by the main US security agencies last week, he remains imprisoned there.
His greatest hope is to be released and reunited with his wife and 14-year-old daughter. 3/4
Asadullah’s lawyer at Reprieve @mahermark123 said “For 20 years, US administrations have asserted their right to imprison people indefinitely, without charge or trial. Guantánamo was built on the shakiest of legal foundations. That has never been more clear than it is today” END/
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WIN: In a major u-turn, the Government has now announced it will exclude war crimes from the Overseas Operations Bill’s block on prosecutions. This follows a separate concession last week excluding acts of torture 1/
The Reprieve community has been campaigning for this for months alongside @FreeFromTorture, @redresstrust, @libertyhq, @AmnestyUK and @cmjhq. Today’s concession ensures offences like inhuman treatment and unlawful killing can still be prosecuted 2/
Survivors of war crimes deserve justice. This Bill still makes it harder for some to get justice. But there’s no longer a block on prosecutions for torture, genocide, crimes against humanity, and other war crimes after five years 3/
ICYMI: November 16 “the [US] government asserted that it has the absolute right to order the assassination of an American citizen, anytime, anywhere, including within the United States, and then claim that it is a state secret.” THREAD 1/ buff.ly/39Fe8dJ
In an oral argument before the DC Appellate Court, a Judge asked the Trump Administration’s lawyer if the US President can kill her without due process?
His response:
“There’s no recourse you can get from a court.” 2/
Trump’s Lawyer suggested people targeted by the US for execution - including US citizens - should seek remedy from Congress.
Judge responds, “Sorry, he’s supposed to try to get a bill passed?… That’s your position?” 3/