http://www.projecthamad.org/blog Thoughts, Updates and News on Adel Hamad, Habeas Corpus and Guantanamo Bay Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:25:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nicholas Kristof wrote an article in today's New York Times, When We Torture, that mentions Adel Hamad's unconscionable detention. The article focuses on the treatment of one of the other Sudanese detainees, Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, who remains in Guantanamo to this day. He has been on ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2008/02/14/when-we-torture/ The Christian Science Monitor has a great new article on Adel Hamad. It is entitled: Former Guantanamo Prisoner Asks U.S. to Review Its Founding Ideals It is well worth the read (click on the title above to open a link to it.) Since returning to Sudan, Adel has continued to pursue ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2008/02/06/hamad-continues-to-fight-for-justice/ Seeing Adel Hamad reunited with his 6 year old daughter, a girl born just a few months before Hamad's imprisonment, is priceless. The entire print article about Adel Hamad's homecoming can be found at English Al Jazeera. http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/12/15/video-from-adel-hamads-homecoming/ William Teesdale and Steve Wax have just got off the phone with Adel Hamad, back at his home in Sudan. Tired but happy, Adel expressed thanks to all of us, particularly about all the publicity generated around his case. Below is the press release just issued by Steve ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/12/13/report-from-hamads-home/ We finally have some great news to report. Adel Hamad is back in Sudan. Over two years after being cleared for transfer, Adel Hamad has finally arrived in Khartoum and was immediately released and allowed to reunite with his family. Earlier this week the ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/12/13/breaking-news-adel-hamad-is-back-in-sudan/ This picture was taken on Wednesday in Washington D.C. at the Supreme Court hearings reviewing detainee rights: Click here for the account of the woman dressed as Adel Hamad for the Code Pink protest. http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/12/07/code-pink-the-supreme-court-and-adel-hamad/ Today the Supreme Court hears arguments concerning the rights of detainees at Guantanamo. Because of this there has been a reemergence of interest in the media regarding Adel Hamad. Project Hamad appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Morning Edition with host April Baer. You can listen to the the program ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/12/05/adel-hamad-back-in-the-news/ Adel Hamad’s lawyers have been working on two fronts simultaneously on his behalf. The first front, which we have discussed previously here at Project Hamad, is the attempt to expedite his release. It involved traveling to Sudan to discuss his situation with the Sudanese government. It prompted ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/11/15/hamad-granted-new-tribunal/ Project Hamad members, We are writing today because there is a simple act you can do that can make a world of difference. We recently sat down with the lawyers of Adel Hamad to get an update on his situation. We learned that the newest head of Guantanamo has moved the vast majority of ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/10/28/a-two-year-anniversary-approaches/ After months of making the rounds at City Hall we ultimately succeeded at getting the City of Portland to officially advocate for the restoration of habeas corpus. At the bottom of this blog entry is a copy of the letter being sent to the Oregon delegation urging the ... http://www.projecthamad.org/blog/2007/08/02/city-of-portland-urges-action-in-congress/