Mamdouh Habib

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Mamdouh Habib is an Egyptian-born Australian citizen who was detained by the United States at Guantánamo Bay and became a prominent figure in legal challenges to post-9/11 counterterrorism detention practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
advocacyArea accountability for counterterrorism abuses
civil liberties
human rights
allegedTorture yes
associatedWith civil liberties organizations in Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
countryOfOrigin Egypt
countryOfResidence Australia NERFINISHED
detainedBy United States government NERFINISHED
detentionContext post-9/11 counterterrorism operations
detentionSite Bagram detention facility NERFINISHED
Egyptian detention facilities
Guantánamo Bay detention camp NERFINISHED
detentionStatus released
era War on Terror NERFINISHED
familyName Habib NERFINISHED
genre memoir
givenName Mamdouh NERFINISHED
humanRightsConcern indefinite detention without trial
treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay
use of secret evidence
knownFor allegations of torture during detention
campaigning against torture
legalAction civil lawsuit against the Australian government
civil lawsuit against the United States government officials
legalIssue complicity in torture
unlawful detention
name Mamdouh Habib NERFINISHED
notableFor being detained by the United States at Guantánamo Bay
legal challenges to post-9/11 counterterrorism detention practices
occupation author
public speaker
placeOfBirth Egypt NERFINISHED
publishedWork My Story: The Tale of a Terrorist Who Wasn’t NERFINISHED
releaseFrom Guantánamo Bay detention camp NERFINISHED
releaseReason no charges filed
religion Islam
residence Sydney NERFINISHED
spokeAt public forums on torture and rendition
spouse Mahasen Habib NERFINISHED
subjectOf Australian parliamentary debates on counterterrorism
media coverage on Guantánamo detainees
victimOf extraordinary rendition

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opinion in Rasul v. Bush petitioner Mamdouh Habib