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Rodriguez v. Robbins

28 October 2015 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habeas corpus - Immigrants - Immigration Detention - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: United States of America

Jinquan Lio v. Holder, Attorney General

2 May 2014 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: China - United States of America

Roye v. Attorney General

Petition for review granted, order and opinion vacated and remanded for proceedings to review whether the evidence of record demonstrates that claimants persecutors will physically and sexually abuse him in a manner that rises to the level of torture under the CAT, and decide whether Jamaican public officials will consent to or acquiesce in any such abuse.

10 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Jamaica - United States of America

Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress

9 December 2010 | Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

USA: Enough is enough, After more than 3,000 days in US military detention without charge, Guantánamo detainee's case sent back to District Court

8 July 2010 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Eneh v. Holder

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

15 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: Nigeria - United States of America

Fadi Al Maqaleh et al. v. Gates et al.; Haji Wazir Redha et al. v. Gates et al.; Amin Al Bakri et al. v. Gates et al.; Al Najar et al. v. Gates et al.

Petitions for habeas corpus.

2 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Jurisdiction - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: United Arab Emirates - United States of America

Omar Khadr v. Bush

Motion to grant a writ of habeas corpus.

24 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Juvenile justice system - Military courts - Pre-trial detention - Prison or detention conditions - War crimes | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Jean-Pierre v. US Attorney General

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: Haiti - United States of America

Negusie v. Gonzales, Attorney General

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

15 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Protestant - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

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