Nabil Hadjarab is a citizen of Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, held in extrajudicial detention

Extrajudicial detention

Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...

 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 detainment camp

Guantanamo Bay detainment camp

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...

s, 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 Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

 reports that he was born on July 21, 1979, in Ain-Taya

Ain-Taya

Ain-Taya is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeriaeast of city center on the coast east of Cap Jean Bart.-Railway:In 1914 it was connected to Algiers by 1055 mm gauge local railway " Cheminsde Fer sur Routes d´Algerie "...

, Algeria.

As of August 17, 2011, Nabil Hadjarab has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.

Habeas corpus petition

A 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...

 petition was filed on behalf of Nabil Hadjarab.

On July 18, 2008 Danielle R. Voorhees filed a status report on Civil No. 05-CV-1504 on behalf of Nabil Hadjarab.

External links

• Nabil Hadjarab, an Algerian in Guantánamo, Appeals to President Sarkozy to Allow Him to Rejoin His Family in France Andy Worthington, September 10, 2010
• Nabil Hadjarab - “Brilliant artist, keen footballer, sweet kid.” Reprieve
• Nabil Hadjarab Reprieve