Judge denies Guantanamo inmate's request to end force-feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View ArticleU.S. judge denies Guantanamo inmate's request to end force-feeding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View ArticleGuantanamo Force Feeding Won't Be Halted By District Court
MIAMI — A U.S. federal judge says she can't halt the force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners at Guantanamo. But the judge also says the practice appears to violate international law. U.S. District...
View ArticleUS judge denies Guantánamo Bay prisoner's request to end force-feeding
Only Obama has to power to intervene in hunger strike, judge says, as she denies one of four requests to end practice A military doctor holds a feeding tube used to feed detainees on hunger strike at...
View ArticleGitmo inmate's request to end force-feeding denied
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied a Guantanamo prisoner's request to halt the force-feeding of hunger strikers and said that only President Barack Obama had the power to intervene....
View Article>Court won't halt force-feeding at Guantanamo
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. federal judge says she can't halt the force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners at Guantanamo. But...
View ArticleCourt won't halt force-feeding at Guantanamo
MIAMI—A U.S. federal judge says she can't halt the force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners at Guantanamo. But...
View ArticleJudge Urges President to Address Prison Strike
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Monday that she had no power to order the military to refrain from force-feeding a detainee at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But in an unusual move, the...
View ArticleJudge faults Gitmo force-feeding but won’t stop it
MIAMI A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday she lacks the authority to halt the...
View ArticleObama can halt ‘degrading’ force-feeding at Guantanamo, federal judge says
A federal judge on Monday condemned the military’s practice of force-feeding detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as “painful, humiliating, and degrading” and said President Obama has the authority to...
View ArticleJudge: I can’t stop Guantanamo force-feeding, but Obama can
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON A federal judge voiced sympathy Monday for Guantanamo Bay detainees but said she was powerless to stop force-feeding by U.S. authorities. Ruling just before Ramadan, the...
View ArticleJudge: I can’t stop Guantanamo force-feeding, but Obama can
WASHINGTON — A federal judge voiced sympathy Monday for Guantanamo Bay detainees but said she was powerless to stop force-feeding by U.S. authorities. Ruling just before Ramadan, the monthlong holiday...
View ArticleJudge faults Guantanamo force-feeding but won't stop it
MIAMI — A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday that she lacks the authority to halt the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, while pointedly noting that the practice appears to...
View Article>Judge faults Gitmo force-feeding but won't stop it
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday that she lacks the authority to halt the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, while pointedly noting that the practice appears...
View ArticleJudge faults Gitmo force-feeding but won't stop it
A U.S. federal judge ruled Monday that she lacks the authority to halt the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, while pointedly noting that the practice appears to violate...
View ArticleJudge Won’t Halt Guantanamo Force-Feedings, Despite Inmate’s...
A federal judge ruled that she will not block force-feedings at Guantanamo prison camp, despite an inmate’s request to do so. US District Judge Gladys Kessler explained that she would be overstepping...
View ArticleStop Force-Feeding Gitmo Hunger Strikers
By Ross Kaminsky on 7.10.13 @ 6:10AM For one thing, it’s Ramadan. On Monday, federal judge Gladys Kessler ruled that she cannot stop the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners at Guantanamo Bay...
View ArticleRamadan, court rulings ease tensions of Guantanamo hunger strike
Weak from lack of food and worn down by months of harassment, the 100-plus hunger strikers at the Guantanamo Bay prison complex in southern Cuba scored symbolic court victories this week as their...
View ArticleLawyers ask judges to halt Guantanamo forced-feedings
Lawyers for four Guantanamo captives are asking a federal court in Washington, D.C., to put an end to the "grotesque" practice of force-feeding at the Pentagon prison in southeast Cuba. The U.S....
View ArticleEnd force feeding in Guantanamo: US lawmakers tell Obama
Washington: Two top Democrat lawmakers has asked US President Barack Obama to end force feeding of the Guantanamo prisoners who are on hunger strike, and outline a formal process to permanently close...
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