Hajiakbar Abdulghupur
| Hajiakbar Abdulghupur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1973 (age 42–43) Ghulja, Xingiang Province, China |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 282 |
| Charge(s) | No charge |
| Status | Held in Guantanamo |
Hajiakbar Abdulghupur is a citizen of China, currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
The DoD estimate that Abdulghupur was born in 1973 in Ghulja, Xingiang Province, China.
He is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.[2][3][4]
He won his habeas corpus in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States.
As of August 18, 2011, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.[5]
In December 2013 Hajiakbar Abdulghupur was transferred to Slovakia.[6]
References
- ↑ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ↑ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009). "Innocent detainees need a home". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19.
- ↑ 17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release | Center for Constitutional Rights Archived August 19, 2010, at WebCite
- ↑ China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004 Archived August 1, 2009, at WebCite
- ↑ "Hajiakbar Abdulghupur - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times.
- ↑ Savage, Charlie (December 31, 2013). "U.S. Frees Last of the Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay".
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy Worthington October 9, 2008
- Judge Ricardo Urbina’s unclassified opinion (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)
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