Hajiakbar Abdulghupur
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Hajiakbar Abdulghupur is a citizen of China
, currently unlawfully held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The DoD
estimate that Abdulghupur was born in 1973 in Ghulja, Xingiang Province, China.
He is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
.
As of August 18, 2011, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
China
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, currently unlawfully held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
The DoD
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
estimate that Abdulghupur was born in 1973 in Ghulja, Xingiang Province, China.
He is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo
The United States government detained twenty-two Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp since 2002. As of today the five Uyghurs Abdul Razakah, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur, Saidullah Khalik and Ahmed Mohamed remain in Guantanamo and have filed cases in US courts to obtain the right to...
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
As of August 18, 2011, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
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 (2010)