Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun
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Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
after being classified as an enemy combatant
by the United States
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The Department of Defense reports that he was born on November 13, 1979, in Ash Shihr
, Yemen.
As of August 14, 2011, Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three months.
declined to bar the use of restraint chairs for force-feeding
Omar Khamis Bin Hamdoon and Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir
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Kessler's noted that Bawazir and Hamdoon petition stated that the use of the restraint chair was "tantamount to torture".
But she stated the opinion that because she lacked the medical expertise to evaluate the position of the camp's medical authorities she lacked jurisdiction to rule on the petition.
According to the Agence France Presse Bawazir and Hamdoon were not opposed to being force fed but they complained that they were strapped into a restraint chair with their arms, legs, chest and forehead fastened for about an hour.
According to the Agence France Presse camp authorities are withholding medical treatment for their other ailments from the hunger strikers, in an attempt to pressure them to quit their strike.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
currently held in the 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...
after being classified as an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's.
The Department of Defense reports that he was born on November 13, 1979, in Ash Shihr
Ash Shihr
Ash Shihr is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, southern Yemen. It is located at around . It was a part of the Qu'aiti Sultanate before the unified Yemen was formed.-External Links:*...
, Yemen.
As of August 14, 2011, Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three months.
Hunger strike
On February 11, 2009 US District Court judge Gladys KesslerGladys Kessler
Gladys Kessler is an American jurist who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, and confirmed in July 1994....
declined to bar the use of restraint chairs for force-feeding
Force-feeding
Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. "Gavage" is supplying a nutritional substance by means of a small plastic tube passed through the nose or mouth into the stomach, not explicitly 'forcibly'....
Omar Khamis Bin Hamdoon and Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir
Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir
Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir is a citizen of Yemen, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.Bwazir's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 440....
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Kessler's noted that Bawazir and Hamdoon petition stated that the use of the restraint chair was "tantamount to torture".
But she stated the opinion that because she lacked the medical expertise to evaluate the position of the camp's medical authorities she lacked jurisdiction to rule on the petition.
According to the Agence France Presse Bawazir and Hamdoon were not opposed to being force fed but they complained that they were strapped into a restraint chair with their arms, legs, chest and forehead fastened for about an hour.
According to the Agence France Presse camp authorities are withholding medical treatment for their other ailments from the hunger strikers, in an attempt to pressure them to quit their strike.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 29, 2010