The Khadr trial (which started hearing evidence yesterday) has been adjourned for 30 days following the collapse of Mr. Khadr’s military lawyer during the middle of his cross-examination. Yesterday, the military “jury” heard opening statements and testimony from two prosecution … Read More
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Khadr trial begins
Posted onThe BCCLA National Security Blog’s returned from her summer holidays in time for the start of the Omar Khadr trial, scheduled to start today after the close of jury selection, which started yesterday. A jury comprised of members of the … Read More
Arar v. SCOTUS
Posted onSome excellent commentary coming from south of the 49th following the Supreme Court of the United State’s refusal to hear Maher Arar’s appeal of the dismissal of his civil suit against U.S. official complicit in his torture at the hands … Read More
Khadr ruling(s)
Posted onPredictably enough, the Government has appealed Mr. Justice Zinn’s decision last week, which found that the Government needed take further steps to cure its ongoing violation of Omar Khadr’s constitutional rights. It has also requested that the deadlines set out in … Read More
Khadr, cont’d
Posted onA fair bit of news about Omar Khadr this week. News outlets reported last evening that Omar Khadr has fired his American civilian attorneys, Barry Coburn and Kobie Flowers, to protest the illegitimacy of the military tribunals where he’s scheduled … Read More
Secret documents, secret review
Posted onYesterday, a detainee document agreement was struck between Government and two of three Opposition parties. The “pact” comes a full month and a half after Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House, ordered Government to resolve the disclosure issue. Recall that … Read More
Accountability for U.S. renditions to torture?
Posted onStartling (and encouraging?) news from Maher Arar and his lawyers yesterday. Fresh off of the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Mr. Arar’s appeal from the dismissal of his civil suit against U.S. officials for their role in his … Read More
Where there’s a will…
Posted onToday the MPCC heard again from Nicholas Gosselin, who last appeared before the Commission this April. As readers will recall, Gosselin was the DFAIT officer who discovered implements of torture during a site visit and interview conducted in November 2007. … Read More
Top military brass knew of Richard Colvin’s concerns
Posted onToday the MPCC is hearing testimony from Gabrielle Duschner, a key link between DFAIT and the Canadian Forces. Ms. Duschner worked for DFAIT as a political advisor to CEFCOM (the Canadian Expeditionary Forces Command), headquarters to Canadian military missions overseas. … Read More
Omar Khadr update
Posted onAs Omar Khadr’s August trial date approaches, his Edmonton lawyers Dennis Edney and Nathan Whitling have applied for judicial review of the government’s actions following the Supreme Court ruling in January 2010 in Khadr v. Canada. Omar Khadr / Canwest … Read More
