August 27, 2009, New York, NY -- International Justice Network (IJNetwork), the organization representing detainees at the US Airbase in Bagram, Afghanistan, today announced that it will appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Haji Pacha Wazir, an Afghan national who has been detained without charge for nearly seven years. The appeal will challenge a June 28, 2009 court decision by Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that dismissed Mr. Wazir's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Bates granted the Obama Administration's request to dismiss Mr. Wazir's case for lack of jurisdiction, but attorneys for Mr. Wazir will now appeal that ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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IJNetwork partnered with the University of Namibia’s Law Faculty, the Ministry of Justice, and Stanford Law School's International Human Rights Clinic to build an on-line database and networking website for people in the legal system.
Steve Gray coordinated the construction of the Namibia Justice Network, which brings easy access to Namibian law to all of Namibia's magistrate judges for the first time.
IJNetwork is proud of Mr. Gray and thankful to Dean Nico Horn and our partners in the Ministry of Justice for helping make this project a reality.
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IJNetwork Press Release (html)
Bates Memorandum Opinion Re: Dismissing Wazir Petition (pdf)
June 29, 2009, New York, NY— The International Justice Network (IJNetwork), the organization representing detainees held by the United States government without charge at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, called on the Obama Administration today to end the indefinite detention without trial of Afghan civilians held in US custody. Earlier today, Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, issued a ruling dismissing the petition of an Afghan civilian held at Bagram without charge for more than 6 years.
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View Part 1 (stream) Detention of Civilians by the United States and NATO in Afghanistan
View Part 2 (stream) Reforming US Detention Policy to Promote Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan
held: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Washington, DC
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June 2, 2009, Washington, DC— The International Justice Network (IJNetwork), the organization representing men detained without charge by the US Government at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan, today expressed disappointment with a court decision Monday to put on hold the cases of three men rendered to Bagram by the US Government seven years ago. A copy of the opinion by Judge John D. Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia is attached.
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