Sameur Abdenour
Encyclopedia
Sameur Abdenour is a citizen of Algeria
who was held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that he was born on March 28, 1973, in Algiers
, Algeria. He was transferred to the United Kingdom
on December 19, 2007.
The UK government warned that the negotiations might take months.
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...
who was 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 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 March 28, 1973, in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria. He was transferred to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on December 19, 2007.
Release negotiation
On August 7, 2007 the United Kingdom government requested the release of Sameur Abdenour and four other men who had been legal British residents without being British citizens.The UK government warned that the negotiations might take months.
External links
- Abdenour Sameur: Allegations of Abuse The UCDavis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas
- Held in 'legal limbo' Harrow Times June 7, 2007
- The three returned to Britain and those still in Guantanamo Times Online December 20, 2007