Lakhdar Boumediene
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Lakhdar Boumediene is an Algerian-born Bosnian resident whose detention at Guantánamo Bay led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming habeas corpus rights for foreign detainees.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algerian person
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Guantánamo Bay detainee ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocacy | public criticism of U.S. detention policies ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Bosnian authorities ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ war on terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidenceAtTimeOfArrest | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionCharacterization | indefinite detention without trial ⓘ |
| detentionSite | Guantánamo Bay detention camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionType | extrajudicial detention ⓘ |
| detentionWithoutCharge | true ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Algerian ⓘ |
| familyName | Boumediene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Lakhdar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanRightsContext | symbol of legal challenges to the U.S. war on terror detention policies ⓘ |
| impact | expanded constitutional protections for foreign detainees held by the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging the Military Commissions Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Bosnian ⓘ French ⓘ |
| laterResidence | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Boumediene v. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of the U.S. Constitution to Guantánamo detainees
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habeas corpus rights of foreign detainees ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in Boumediene v. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleEstablished | constitutional habeas corpus applies to non-citizens held at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | petitioner ⓘ |
| name | Lakhdar Boumediene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being detained at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp
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being lead petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush ⓘ |
| occupationBeforeDetention | humanitarian aid worker ⓘ |
| releaseFrom | Guantánamo Bay detention camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseCitizenship | Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Boumediene v. Bush decision recognizing habeas corpus rights for Guantánamo detainees
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human rights reports on Guantánamo ⓘ media interviews about Guantánamo detention ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
NERFINISHED
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U.S. custody ⓘ |
| victimOf | human rights violations alleged at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Boumediene v. Bush