Hajiakbar Abdulghupur is a citizen of China, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba for many years.[1]
| Hajiakbar Abdulghupur | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1973 Ghulja, Xinjiang Province, China |
| Released | December 2013 Slovakia |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 282 |
| Status | Released |
The DoD estimates that Abdulghupur was born in 1973 in Ghulja, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
He was one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo for many years, even though it became clear early on that they were innocent.[2][3][4]
He won his habeas corpus case in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention unlawful and ordered for him to be set free in the United States.[citation needed]
In December 2013, after having been held at Guantanamo for over eleven years, Abdulghupur was transferred to Slovakia.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009). "Innocent detainees need a home". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019.
- ^ "17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release" (Press release). Center for Constitutional Rights. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016.
- ^ Wolfe, Adam (November 4, 2004). "China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo". Asia Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Savage, Charlie (December 31, 2013). "U.S. Frees Last of the Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
External links
edit- 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 (June 2010) Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine