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El Viaje De La Muerte”1
Informe de la ONG británica Reprieve que sacó del anonimato muchas historias de presos de Guantánamo y cómo EEUU los compró “El viaje de la muerte”1 Más de 700 prisioneros fueron enviados ilegalmente a Guantánamo con la ayuda de Portugal Reprieve, 28 de enero de 2008 Traducido del inglés para Rebelión por Germán Leyens La organización británica Reprieve muestra de modo concluyente que territorio y espacio aéreo portugueses han sido utilizados para transferir a más de 700 prisioneros para ser torturados y encarcelados ilegalmente en Guantánamo. Mediante la comparación de registros de vuelo obtenidos de las autoridades portuguesas,2información del Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. mostrando fechas de llegada de prisioneros a Guantánamo, y testimonios no confidenciales de los propios prisioneros, 3 Reprieve puede identificar por primera vez a 728 prisioneros enviados a Guantánamo pasando por la jurisdicción portuguesa. La investigación también muestra que Portugal ha jugado un papel sustancial de apoyo en el programa general de entregas [‘extraordinarias’]. Por lo menos nueve prisioneros transportados pasando por la jurisdicción portuguesa fueron severamente torturados en prisiones secretas en todo el mundo antes de su llegada a Guantánamo.4 Vuelos de entregas de prisioneros a Guantánamo pasando por jurisdicción 1 Definición de Adil Zamil, prisionero transportado en el Vuelo RCH108Y que pasó por jurisdicción portuguesa hacia Guantánamo: “Llamo el viaje a Guantánamo ‘El viaje de la muerte.’ Discretamente estuve deseando que el avión se cayera para terminar con el dolor que sentía.” Fuente: “Kuwaiti Gitmo Detainees Speak Out about Abuse” [Detenidos en Guantánamo hablan del abuso], de Rania El Gamal, Kuwait Times, 1 de diciembre de 2006 2 Registros de vuelo obtenidos por Ana Gomes, miembro del Parlamento Europeo, en 2006 revelan que aviones cruzaron en por lo menos 94 ocasiones el espacio aéreo portugués en camino a, o desde, Guantánamo entre 2002 y 2006. -
Terrorism, Counter- Terrorism and Torture
TERRORISM, COUNTER- TERRORISM AND TORTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM JULY 2004 REALISED WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN INITIATIVE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Redress Trust 87 Vauxhall Walk, 3rd Floor London, SE11 5HJ Tel: +44 (0)207 793 1777 Fax: +44(0)207 793 1719 Website: www.redress.org ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was written by Gabriela Echeverria, Legal Advisor (International), and edited by Carla Ferstman, Legal Director. REDRESS would like to express it sincere appreciation to Evelyn Sook May Yuen for her assistance in the research and preparation of this report and to Kevin Laue and Clementine Olivier for their many helpful comments on the draft of this report. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 1 PART 1. THE DISCOURSE................................ ................................ ................................ .. 3 1.1. DEFINITION/NON-DEFINITION OF TERRORISM..................................................................................3 1.1.1. Defining the ‘Crime’ of Terrorism in Domestic Law .......................................................................................................4 1.1.2. Vague and Overbroad Definitions of Terrorism.............................................................................................................5 1.1.3. Defining the Crime of Terrorism: Some Principles and Guidelines of International Law ..............................................7 -
The “Journey of Death” 1
THE JOURNEY OF DEATH – OVER 700 PRISONERS ILLEGALLY RENDERED TO GUANTANAMO BAY WITH THE HELP OF PORTUGAL 28 January 2008 THE “JOURNEY OF DEATH” 1 - OVER 700 PRISONERS ILLEGALLY RENDERED TO GUANTANAMO WITH THE HELP OF PORTUGAL - Reprieve can now conclusively show that Portuguese territory and airspace has been used to transfer over 700 prisoners to torture and illegal imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. Through comparing flight logs obtained from Portuguese authorities, 2 information from the US Department of Defence showing dates of arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, and unclassified testimony from many of the prisoners themselves, 3 Reprieve is for the first time able to name 728 prisoners rendered to Guantanamo Bay through Portuguese jurisdiction. 1 So said Adil Al-Zamil, prisoner transported on Flight RCH108Y through Portuguese jurisdiction to Guantanamo Bay: “I call the journey to Guantanamo ‘the journey of death.’ I discreetly wished that the plane would fall to end the pain I felt.” Source: Kuwaiti Gitmo Detainees Speak Out about Abuse, By Rania El Gamal, Kuwait Times, December 1, 2006 2 Flight logs obtained by Ana Gomes MEP in 2006 reveal that on at least 94 occasions aircraft crossed Portuguese airspace en route to or from Guantanamo Bay between 2002-2006 . On at least 6 occasions rendition aircraft flew directly from Lajes in the Azores to Guantanamo. See appendix for full copies of the logs. 3 The US Department of Defence has released ‘in-process’ records of Guantanamo inmates, detailing when prisoners were first weighed and measured on entry to the prison. It is possible confirm the identities of prisoners transported to Guantanamo through Portuguese jurisdiction by matching the ‘in- process’ dates of particular prisoners held in Guantanamo with flights contained in the Portuguese flight logs. -
Assessing the New Normal
Assessing theNew Normal Liberty and Security for the Post-September 11 United States ABOUT US LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Since 1978, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights has worked in the U.S. and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. We support human rights activists who fight for basic freedoms and peaceful change at the local level; protect refugees in flight from persecution and repression; promote fair economic practices by creating safeguards for workers’ rights; and help build a strong international system of justice and accountability for the worst human rights crimes. William D. Zabel, Chair of the Board Tom Bernstein, President of the Board Michael Posner, Executive Director Elisa Massimino, Director of the Washington, D.C. Office Michael McClintock, Director of Program Jill Savitt, Director of Communications ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was edited by: Fiona Doherty and Deborah Pearlstein This report was written by: Eleanor Acer, Eric Biel, Déirdre Clancy, Erin Corcoran, Fiona Doherty, Kenneth Hurwitz, David Lisson, Elora Mukherjee, Deborah Pearlstein, Cory Smith, Rebecca Thornton, and Tahlia Townsend. Others who contributed to the report were: Farrin Anello, Raymond Audain, Elizabeth Fiechter, Sarah Graham, Martina Pomeroy, Archana Pyati, and Heidee Stoller. We wish to thank the contributors whose funding made this report possible: The Atlantic Philanthropies, the John Merck Fund, the Open Society Institute, and Matthew Dontzin, along with fellowship provider Equal Justice Works. Available online at www.lchr.org, by email: [email protected] or tel: (212) 845-5275. Price: US$15.00 Website: www.lchr.org © 2003 by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. -
The “Journey of Death”1
THE JOURNEY OF DEATH – OVER 700 PRISONERS ILLEGALLY RENDERED TO GUANTANAMO BAY WITH THE HELP OF PORTUGAL 28 January 2008 THE “JOURNEY OF DEATH”1 - OVER 700 PRISONERS ILLEGALLY RENDERED TO GUANTANAMO WITH THE HELP OF PORTUGAL - Reprieve can now conclusively show that the Portuguese territory and airspace has been used to transfer over 700 prisoners to torture and illegal imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. Through comparing flight logs obtained from Portuguese authorities,2 information from the US Department of Defence showing dates of arrival of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, and unclassified testimony from many of the prisoners themselves,3 Reprieve is for the first time able to name 728 prisoners rendered to Guantanamo Bay through Portuguese jurisdiction. 1 So said Adil Al-Zamil, prisoner transported on Flight RCH108Y through Portuguese jurisdiction to Guantanamo Bay: “I call the journey to Guantanamo ‘the journey of death.’ I discreetly wished that the plane would fall to end the pain I felt.” Source: Kuwaiti Gitmo Detainees Speak Out about Abuse, By Rania El Gamal, Kuwait Times, December 1, 2006 2 Flight logs obtained by Ana Gomes MEP in 2006 reveal that on at least 94 occasions aircraft crossed Portuguese airspace en route to or from Guantanamo Bay between 2002-2006. On at least 6 occasions rendition aircraft flew directly from Lajes in the Azores to Guantanamo. See appendix for full copies of the logs. 3 The US Department of Defence has released ‘in-process’ records of Guantanamo inmates, detailing when prisoners were first weighed and measured on entry to the prison. It is possible confirm the identities of prisoners transported to Guantanamo through Portuguese jurisdiction by matching the ‘in- process’ dates of particular prisoners held in Guantanamo with flights contained in the Portuguese flight logs. -
THE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES Cageprisoners.Com 13-05-04
THE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES Cageprisoners.com 13-05-04 Background of the Report In early 2004, United Press International correspondent, John Daly, produced a ground- breaking report, purporting to establish the nationalities of 95% of the detainees being held in US custody at its naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The first of its kind, it accounted for 619 in total, gathering information from global media reports, as well as deriving information from meetings with government officials. However, Daly’s report was restricted to the numbers of detainees per nationality, with no mention of the actual names of the detainees. Much of this information was then made available, in the Arabic language press, in the al-Rai al-Am report by Khalil Khalaf and Dahim al-Qahtani, the most extensive to date in listing 810 prisoners. Unfortunately the latter contained a number of inaccuracies, duplicate names, and was restricted to an Arabic-speaking audience only. Cageprisoners.com therefore undertook the task of translating the names from the al-Rai al- Am report, verifying and supplementing this information with the names of the detainees from our original “prisoner gallery” database since October 2003 – for which much thanks are due to the Arabic site Alasra.org for the names of the Saudi and Yemeni detainees - as well as further in-depth research from media reports and figures from the UPI report. Earlier this month (1-05-04) the American newspaper, the Washington Post, published the first detailed compilation of detainees into one list in English, much of the research of which came from Cageprisoners.com and Alasra.org. -
Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO FACULTAD DE DERECHO SEMINARIO DE DERECHO PENAL “VISIÓN CRÍTICA AL DERECHO PENAL DEL ENEMIGO EN LA CÁRCEL DE GUANTÁNAMO” TESIS QUE PARA OBTENER EL TÍTULO DE: LICENCIADO EN DERECHO PRESENTA: LETICIA ROSAS AGUILAR ASESOR DE TESIS: LIC. JUAN ANTONIO ARAUJO RIVA PALACIO MÉXICO, D.F. 2009 UNAM – Dirección General de Bibliotecas Tesis Digitales Restricciones de uso DERECHOS RESERVADOS © PROHIBIDA SU REPRODUCCIÓN TOTAL O PARCIAL Todo el material contenido en esta tesis esta protegido por la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (LFDA) de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (México). El uso de imágenes, fragmentos de videos, y demás material que sea objeto de protección de los derechos de autor, será exclusivamente para fines educativos e informativos y deberá citar la fuente donde la obtuvo mencionando el autor o autores. Cualquier uso distinto como el lucro, reproducción, edición o modificación, será perseguido y sancionado por el respectivo titular de los Derechos de Autor. Dedicado a mis hermosos padres, por supuesto. A mi madre, Leticia, por confrontarme, por tus sabios consejos y amarme. Sé de tu valentía y esfuerzo para apoyarme incondicionalmente y sin medida, gracias papá Víctor por ser el mayor ejemplo en mi vida. Deseo dejar constancia de mi reconocimiento a la gran Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y a la Facultad de Derecho, es un honor estar aquí estudiando y ahora hablando de mi tema de tesis. A nadie que haya tenido la ocasión de escucharlo le sorprenderá si afirmo que es uno de los oradores más brillantes, sugestivos y convincentes que he conocido, gracias, Lic. -
Concentration Camp Guantánamo, by Richard Moore
Concentration Camp Guantánamo by Richard K. Moore, 5 December 2003 Date: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:45 PM From: Richard K. Moore To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Concentration Camp Guantánamo Introduction 1. US fires Guantánamo defence team 2. People the law forgot Introduction Friends, There are two articles below by James Meek of The Guardian. The first is about the judicial system being set up to deal with the prisoners at Guantánamo. The Pentagon is having difficulty finding military lawyers who can stomach the gross injustices of that system. The second, longer article talks about the conditions in the prison and includes interviews with prisoners who have been released. Many of the arrests appear to have been entirely arbitrary, with no real reason or sense behind them. Did you ever wonder why the White House set up the Guantánamo prison and why they operate it the way they do? If any of the prisoners have any real connection with terrorism, then certainly it would be easy to prosecute them in a normal civil or military court. In today’s climate of fear, any judge or jury would just love to get the chance to "hit back" at terrorism by handing down a stiff verdict. They probably would even accept thin evidence. My own suspicion is that there are several other reasons for Guantánamo, reasons that make more sense from the perspective of the fascists in the White House. One reason is simply to give substance to the "War on Terrorism". The existence of prisoners implies that there are terrorists, and that the US is succeeding in rounding them up. -
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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 15 SPORT | 23 GGreece accepts IMF AFC U23: Hosts participation in Qatar face Iran bailout plan test today FRIDAY 15 JANUARY 2016 • 5 Rabia II 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6676 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Deputy Emir meets UN human rights chief Emir appoints UN praises Vice-Chairman of State Audit Qatar’s human Bureau QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin rights success Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Decree No. 6 of 2016, appointing Abdulaziz Mohamed Ahmed Qassem Al Emadi as Vice-Chairman of the are big achievements and tangible State Audit Bureau. changes in the situation of expatriate The decree abolished any pro- There are big workers by developing the legislation vision that contradicts with its achievements and and cancelling the Kafala (sponsor- provisions and is effective from ship) system.” the date of issue and will be pub- tangible changes He said he held talks with Dep- lished in the Official Gazette. in the situation of uty Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister and expatriate workers, Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdul- Obama: Michelle says UN High lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid not running Commissioner for bin Mohamed Al Attiyah. Human Rights “ During these meetings, we felt for president that advances have been made in the Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met United Nations High Commissioner for area of human rights,” Bin Ra’ad said. Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad Al Hussein and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.