Shafiq Rasul

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Shafiq Rasul is a British citizen who became known for his role as a lead petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Rasul v. Bush challenging the detention of foreign nationals at Guantánamo Bay.

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instanceOf British citizen
human
advocatedBy Center for Constitutional Rights NERFINISHED
civil liberties lawyers in the United States
allegedStatusByDetainingPower enemy combatant
associatedWith Guantánamo Bay detention camp litigation NERFINISHED
habeas corpus rights for foreign detainees
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
detainedBy United States government NERFINISHED
detentionContext War on Terror NERFINISHED
detentionLocation Guantánamo Bay detention camp NERFINISHED
hasEthnicBackground British of Pakistani descent
hasGender male
hasOccupation former detainee rights advocate
influenced debate on legality of Guantánamo detentions
jurisprudence on extraterritorial application of habeas corpus
knownFor challenging detention of foreign nationals at Guantánamo Bay
languageSpoken English
legalAction petition for writ of habeas corpus in Rasul v. Bush
legalClaim allegations of torture and abuse while in U.S. custody
violation of constitutional and international law rights
notableFor role as lead petitioner in Rasul v. Bush
participantIn Rasul v. Bush NERFINISHED
placeOfDetention Guantánamo Bay Naval Base NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence United Kingdom NERFINISHED
religion Islam
roleInEvent lead petitioner in Rasul v. Bush
subjectOf Rasul v. Bush (2004 U.S. Supreme Court case) NERFINISHED
Rasul v. Rumsfeld (U.S. civil lawsuit) NERFINISHED

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opinion in Rasul v. Bush petitioner Shafiq Rasul