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UN:
UN EXPERT INVITED TO OBSERVE MILITARY COMMISSION HEARINGS AT GUANTANAMO
BAY: 03/12/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 03 December 2007 --The
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism today announced that
he will attend, at the invitation of the United States Government, military
commission hearings scheduled to commence on Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay.
Announcing
the invitation in a statement released in Geneva, Martin Scheinin said the
upcoming official trip is in follow up to his visit to the US in May.
It is
expected that the Special Rapporteur will have the opportunity to observe an
evidentiary hearing regarding the case of United States v. Hamdan, a Yemeni
national, was captured in Afghanistan during hostilities in 2001 and who has
been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 charged under the Military Commissions
Act with conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism.
The
Special Rapporteur’s mission report on the United States is expected to be
presented and considered by the resumed sixth session of the Human Rights
Council in Geneva on 12 December. He will also report orally on his observations
regarding his trip to Guantanamo Bay.
Mr.
Scheinin has a mandate to develop a regular dialogue and to cooperate with all
relevant players, including Governments, to exchange information, make
recommendations and to identify and promote best practices on measures to
counter terrorism that respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. As Special
Rapporteur, he is independent from any government and serves in his individual
capacity.
Mr.
Scheinin has previously served as a member of the Human Rights Committee
(1997-2004). He is currently Director at the Institute for Human Rights, Abo
Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
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