Thursday, February 13, 2014
Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees' challenge to force-feeding
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Tuesday denied [opinion, PDF] a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder] detainees on a hunger strike. Shaker Aamer [NYT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and three other detainees are currently engaged in a hunger strike to protest their detainment at the naval base, which has continued despite the fact that all four have been previously cleared for release....
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