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Family of American subjected to indefinite detention pleads for international human rights review
The family of Jose Padilla, an American citizen captured on U.S. soil and held without charge by the military as an enemy combatant, filed a petition (PDF) with the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday seeking a human rights review of Padilla’s treatment. “[America's international] Obligations are long established,”…
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