Omar Khadr's Democratic Irony
Democratic Irony
Torture without reason in a democratic country is at it’s best unjustified and ineffective.
The United States of America prides itself as being one of the most powerful democracies around the world and The U.S.’s continued use of Guantanamo Bay, a corrupt institution, as an interrogation facility provides a great example of their ignorance toward basic human rights, their unwillingness to release possibly innocent immigrants back to their countries and lastly disregarding the option of altering interrogation methods or the closing of such an institution.
The U.S. being one of the world’s superpowers also infringes upon human rights by funding and supporting Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay demonstrates the …show more content…
A fifteen year old kid who was alleged to have thrown a grenade killing an American soldier was brought to Guantanamo Bay and was detained there until last year. Omar Khadr was held at Guantanamo Bay and during 2008 he applied to the federal court for judicial review of the governments decision to not seek his repatriation. He claimed that his s. 7 and rights were infringed. “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.” The court found Khadr’s s. 7 rights breached as a result of the “frequent flyer program”. Khadr was not given any immediate counsel at the time of his arrest, breaching s. 10(b) of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.“Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right.” Like many other detainees at Guantanamo Bay Khadr’s right to habeas corpus was infringed, which is s. 10(c) of the charter. “Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.” Lastly, Khadr was brought to Guantanamo Bay during year 2002 and was not tried for murder until year 2007, which breaches his s. 11(b) rights. “Any persons charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable
Torture without reason in a democratic country is at it’s best unjustified and ineffective.
The United States of America prides itself as being one of the most powerful democracies around the world and The U.S.’s continued use of Guantanamo Bay, a corrupt institution, as an interrogation facility provides a great example of their ignorance toward basic human rights, their unwillingness to release possibly innocent immigrants back to their countries and lastly disregarding the option of altering interrogation methods or the closing of such an institution.
The U.S. being one of the world’s superpowers also infringes upon human rights by funding and supporting Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay demonstrates the …show more content…
A fifteen year old kid who was alleged to have thrown a grenade killing an American soldier was brought to Guantanamo Bay and was detained there until last year. Omar Khadr was held at Guantanamo Bay and during 2008 he applied to the federal court for judicial review of the governments decision to not seek his repatriation. He claimed that his s. 7 and rights were infringed. “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.” The court found Khadr’s s. 7 rights breached as a result of the “frequent flyer program”. Khadr was not given any immediate counsel at the time of his arrest, breaching s. 10(b) of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.“Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right.” Like many other detainees at Guantanamo Bay Khadr’s right to habeas corpus was infringed, which is s. 10(c) of the charter. “Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.” Lastly, Khadr was brought to Guantanamo Bay during year 2002 and was not tried for murder until year 2007, which breaches his s. 11(b) rights. “Any persons charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable