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December 26, 2013

Appeals Court Upholds Rejection of Habeas Corpus Rights for Bagram Prisoners 
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A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling barring prisoners held in a
U.S.-run Afghan jail from challenging their confinement. A three-judge
panel says prisoners at Bagram Air Base do not have habeas corpus rights
because Afghanistan is still a war zone for the United States. The
ruling impacts hundreds of prisoners, including men who were captured in
other countries and then transported to Afghanistan. Three of the
plaintiffs in the case were captured outside of Afghanistan — in
Thailand, Iraq and Pakistan.

 

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