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Abdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 219)
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Abdul Razak is a citizen of China
held for more than nine years in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
reported that Razak was born in Atush, China but did not publish a birth date for him.
He is one of the 22 individuals from the Uighur ethnic group, held in Guantanamo
.
Human rights critics say the Uyghurs were innocent bystanders.
US District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina reviewed the evidence justifying Razak's detention for his habeas corpus
petition in 2008.
Urbina ruled Razakah's detention was unlawful and ordered him set free in the United States
on October 8, 2008.
The Justice Department appealed Urbina's ruling.
Abdul Razak Qadir's behalf.
China
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held for more than nine years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
reported that Razak was born in Atush, China but did not publish a birth date for him.
He is one of the 22 individuals from the Uighur ethnic group, held in Guantanamo
Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo
The United States government detained twenty-two Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp since 2002. As of today the five Uyghurs Abdul Razakah, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur, Saidullah Khalik and Ahmed Mohamed remain in Guantanamo and have filed cases in US courts to obtain the right to...
.
Human rights critics say the Uyghurs were innocent bystanders.
US District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina reviewed the evidence justifying Razak's detention for his habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...
petition in 2008.
Urbina ruled Razakah's detention was unlawful and ordered him set free in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on October 8, 2008.
The Justice Department appealed Urbina's ruling.
Writ of habeas corpus
A writ of habeas corpus, Abdal Razak Qadir v. George W. Bush, was submitted onAbdul Razak Qadir's behalf.
External links
- No Escape from Guantánamo: Uighurs Lose Again in US Court Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
- The Abandonment of Guantánamo’s Uighurs and Attorney Sabin Willett’s Powerful Requiem for Habeas Corpus in the US Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
October 9, 2008 - Judge Ricardo Urbina’s unclassified opinion (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA