In July of 2010, the Obama administration transferred Mr. Naji to Algeria, against his will. On November 3, 2010, Mr. Naji's legal team—Ellen Lubell and Doris Tennant—issued the following update on their client, including a request for funds to cover mental health care and a prosthetic leg. The excellent prosthetic Mr. Naji was wearing when he was turned over to the U.S. was broken during his torture, and the U.S. replaced it with one that fit so badly that he was unable to walk.
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On October 3, North Carolina Stop Torture Now began a two-part grassroots campaign of letters to current and former U.S. detainees. Images from our activity at Festifall, an annual arts festival in Chapel Hill, NC are available below and additional resources are here.
Shawali Khan was an Afghan shopkeeper who was sold for a bounty. He was ordered released twice, but he lost his habeas bid on September 3rd. Read his story on Andy Worthington's blog site here.
Watch September 14, 2010, debate between two teams: Marc Thiessen and Michael Hayden (for) and David Frakt and Stephen Jones (against), with John Donvan as moderator. Sponsored by Intelligence Squared U.S. (1 hour 43 minutes)
TREAT TERRORISTS AS ENEMY COMBATANTS, NOT CRIMINALS from Intelligence Squared US on Vimeo.
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Detained at Bagram prison with no habeas corpus right
Current status
Unknown