'Tipton Three' Former Detainees Applaud Supreme Court Decision Onmilitary Tribunals; Three Men Call for Closure of Guantanamo

U.S. NewswireJune 29, 2006

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WASHINGTON, June 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that called the proposed military tribunals at the Guantanamo Bay Detention center illegal under both military justice law and the Geneva Convention was met by enthusiastic support from three vocal critics of the facility: Shafiq Rasul, Ruhal Ahmed and Asif Iqbal, British citizens who were held at Guantanamo Bay for two years before being released without charge. The three have worked tirelessly since receiving their freedom to see justice served for their fellow detainees.

The three are the subjects of the new movie The Road to Guantanamo, which chronicles their odyssey from Pakistan to Cuba, in theatres now.

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'Tipton Three' Former Detainees Applaud Supreme Court Decision Onmilitary Tribunals; Three Men Call for Closure of Guantanamo

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