Canada is a country of heinous crimes of grief and mourning, a land of
human misery without any hope. An ocean of human tragedy, that their fierce
waves drag millions of shattered lives.
The vilest mistake that can commit a tyrant; is to torment in mind, body, and soul, helpless children, and to bring to the sight of a soldier of thousands Battles.
- Nadir Siguencia Why the Canadian regime is afraid to give access to Omar khadr to the media? The Prime Minister of Canada is trying to hide the lack of responsibility to protect a minor which was protected under the Geneva Convention? Mr. Harper is trying to hide from the public the brutal and cruel treatment received by Omar Khadr in Gitmos of Guantanamo and Canada? Omar was wrongly convicted with the help of the Canadian government? Omar, some day he is going to bring the truth of the events occurred in Afghanistan, and the torture received in Guantanamo, where he was forced to plead guilty as a last resource to return to Canada. Canada’s Historical Role on the Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Canada has long been recognized as a leading advocate on children and armed conflict. Canada hosted the first International Conference on War-Affected Children in Winnipeg in 2000, galvanizing support from the international community to address children and armed conflict issues. Canada played a strong role in the creation and negotiation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and was an early supporter of the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. During its tenure on the Security Council in 1999-2000, Canada introduced the first thematic debate on children in armed conflict.
The
United Nations and the international community use the term “children and armed
conflict” to capture the following six grave violations against children in
situations of conflict:
“Mr. Prime Minister of Canada: Please review Canada Historical Role
on the Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict and Domestic Terrorism
against Children under Fifteen”
- the recruitment and use of children as soldiers*;
- rape and other grave sexual violence against children;
- killing and maiming of children;
- abduction of children;
- attacks against schools or hospitals;
denial of humanitarian
access for children.
In 2006 Canada established and continues to chair the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict, an informal New York-based network of over 38 member states. This group provides a venue to discuss a variety of issues and provides for a united front to advocate the United Nations Security Council to take stronger measures aimed at those who commit grave violations. Canada also endorsed the February 2007 Paris Principles which provide guidelines for all actors working in the field to prevent the recruitment and use of children in conflict and to reintegrate children affected by war.
CANADIAN MEDIA: Canada is a country of heinous crimes of grief and mourning, a land of human misery without any hope. An ocean of human tragedy, that their fierce waves drag millions of shattered lives. Omar Khadr seeking the right to tell his story to reporters Sean Fine - JUSTICE WRITER
The Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail: a racist newspaper at the service of the oligarchy?
Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr
is fighting the federal government and the Canadian corrections system for a
chance to speak to the news media for the first time.
Jailed since he was 15 over war crimes
in Afghanistan, the 27-year-old – denounced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper
and some cabinet ministers as an al-Qaeda terrorist and convicted murderer – is
fighting for the right to tell his story to Canadians
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John Harness
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Does Harper have children? Does he want to raise
them to have his values? Does he not see that a terrorist father would try to
do the same? I really don’t understand where his heart and the hearts of these
Harper’s government people reside. Now they are so scared of what they have
done they tried to gag him. They are nothing but cowards afraid of the words of
the prisoner. What has Omar khadr but words? What does Harper finds so scary
about those words he attacks the rights of a citizen to speak? The Harper strategy
has been the same for many years now: demonize, condemn and silence Omar Khadr.
While all other Western governments brought their detainees home from
Guantanamo, Harper supported a "kangaroo court" conviction of Khadr,
one that accepted evidence gained through torture. Even Col. Morris Davis the
Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo at the time said the "running joke" at
Gitmo was you had to get convicted to get out. Khadr's lawyers knew the game
and entered into a plea bargain.
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Gupta
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The harper strategy has been the same for many
years now: demonize, condemn and silence Omar khadr. While other Western
governments brought their detainees home from Guantanamo, Harper supported a “cangaroo
Court” conviction of Khadr, one that accepted evidence gained through torture.
Even the Col. Morris Davis the Chief Prosecutor of Guantanamo at the time said
the “running joke” at Gitmo was you had to get convicted to get out. Khadr
lawyers knew the game and entered into a plea bargain?
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Many Canadians also should know that is illegal
for American citizens to be tried in a military court because their civil
rights are denied. If it isn’t legal for Americans, why should we think it’s
okay for us.
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Let’s hear what Omar Khadr has to say! Imagine
being silenced for twelve years since the age of 15. He writes many letters and
some of his letters can be found at http://freeomar
khadr.com/omar-speaks?
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Hangdog
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Khadr was never
afforded due process of law or tried in a civilian court --and the trial by the
Military Commission was fraught with irregularities, as noted by the Canadian
Bar Association:
Khadr was never afforded a due process of law or tried in a civilian court – and the trial by the military commission was fraught with irregularities, as noted by the Canadian Bar Association.
Khadr was never afforded a due process of law or tried in a civilian court – and the trial by the military commission was fraught with irregularities, as noted by the Canadian Bar Association.
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“In November 2004 the U.S. government charged
Khadr with murder, conspiracy, and aiding the enemy. U.S. Supreme Court
invalidated the military commission system as contrary to U.S. law and the
Geneva Conventions. In February 2007 Khadr was recharged under the new system
stablished by the Military Commission Act of 2006. In June 2007, new charges
were dismissed. Military Commission judge determinate that the military
commission did not have jurisdiction to tried Khadr as an “unlawful enemy
combatant” based in his prior designation by the Combat Statutes Review
Tribunal as an “enemy combatant.” This was overturned on an appeal to a Court
of Military Commission Review, an appellate body constituted by the government in
response to the dismissal of charges.
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…The law under which detainees are tried
undermines the rule of law by targeting individuals based on their statutes as aliens,
failing to meet the requirements of the Geneva Convention Relative to the
Treatment of Prisoners of war, permitting admission of evidence obtained under
torture, and denying defense counsel “access to evidence that
may be essential to a proper defense on the basis of national security.”
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http://www.cba.org/cba/advocacy/pdf/khadr/pdf
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