Judge: I can’t stop Guantanamo force-feeding, but Obama can
WASHINGTON — A federal judge voiced sympathy Monday for Guantanamo Bay detainees but said she was powerless to stop force-feeding by U.S. authorities. Ruling just before Ramadan, the monthlong holiday...
View ArticleJudge Won’t Halt Guantanamo Force-Feedings, Despite Inmate’s Request
A federal judge ruled that she will not block force-feedings at Guantanamo prison camp, despite an inmate’s request to do so. US District Judge Gladys Kessler explained that she would be overstepping...
View ArticleUS judge denies Guantánamo Bay prisoner's request to end force-feeding
Only Obama has to power to intervene in hunger strike, judge says, as she denies one of four requests to end practice ...
View ArticleLawyers ask federal court to halt Guantánamo forced-feeding
Lawyers for four Guantánamo captives are asking a federal court in Washington, D.C., to put an end to the grotesque practice of force-feeding at the Pentagon prison in southeast Cuba. The U.S....
View ArticleCourt rejects Guantanamo force-feeding challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court Tuesday turned away a challenge to force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike, but left the door open to legal efforts aimed at ending the...
View ArticleGitmo inmate's request to end force-feeding denied
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View ArticleGovernment ordered to supply records in Guantanamo force-feeding case
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to turn over 34 videotapes showing the repeated removals of a detainee from his cell at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his subsequent force-feedings. Five...
View ArticleContinuing at Guantanamo: Force-feeding hunger-strikers
Here’s a query: Could the US government march Shaker Aamer and my other Guantanamo clients from their cells, line them up single-file against the recreation yard wall, and execute them by firing squad?...
View ArticleCan Guantanamo detainees challenge confinement conditions?
WASHINGTON — Force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees confronted federal judges Friday with complicated questions including how far judicial review can stretch for hunger strikers. In a case closely...
View ArticleU.S. judge denies Guantanamo inmate's request to end force-feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View ArticleJudge denies Guantanamo inmate's request to end force-feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View ArticleU.S. court may allow suits against Guantanamo forced feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court showed a potential willingness on Friday to intervene in the forced feeding of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers, which the Obama administration says is...
View ArticleGuantánamo hunger strikers able to challenge force-feeding, court rules
Judges decline to end practice at detention camp but detainees can challenge the conditions of their confinement ...
View ArticleGuantanamo: Making the unbearable a little less unbearable
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC recently ruled that Guantanamo detainees could bring legal challenges to their conditions of confinement. The court's decision in centres on an attempt by...
View ArticleJudicial panel hears appeal to bar force-feeding at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — The force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees presented federal judges Friday with complicated questions including how far judicial review can stretch for hunger strikers. In a case...
View ArticleU.S. can keep Guantanamo hunger strikers alive by force: court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court declined on Tuesday to halt the forced feeding of hunger strikers in Guantanamo Bay but ruled that the prisoners have the right to sue over the procedure and...
View ArticleAppeals court declines to stop Guantanamo forced-feeding
An appeals court on Tuesday declined to stop force-feeding of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. But in the divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also concluded...
View ArticleAppeals court declines to stop Guantanamo force-feeding
An appeals court on Tuesday declined to stop force-feeding of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. But in the divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also concluded...
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