Omar Khadr Case Study
Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr was born in Toronto on September 19th, 1986 to an Egyptian-Canadian family. However, he was raised in Pakistan, and moved back and forth between the two countries throughout his childhood. In 1996, the family moved to Afghanistan. At the age of fifteen, Omar asked to stay at a group home for young men. His family agreed, therefore he lived with a group of Arabs who even gave him weapon trainings.
Later, on July 27th, 2002, the 19th Special Forces Group were sent to Ayub Kheyl in Afghanistan to investigate a hut whose owner was reported to be making bombs, therefore the Special Forces surrounded the hut. They then saw five men sitting around a fire with AK-47s while an Afghan militiaman was sent to the house and that’s when gunfire broke out. …show more content…
The Canadian Cabinet even ignored his claims of being abused in the camp.
However, in April of 2009, the Federal Court of Canada acknowledged that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that it is mandatory for the Canadian government to demand Omar’s return to his home country. In return, the government said they would argue this case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Later, in January of 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Omar’s constitutional rights had been violated, but they did not order the government to demand his return to Canada.
Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, refused to get involved in Omar’s case, and stated that he should face charges through a court, and that he was promised that Omar wasn’t being abused. This is untrue, because in the summer of 2008, the Federal Court of Canada stated that Omar was mistreated and that the Canadian government was aware of the abuse since U.S. judge, Susan Crawford, admitted that the U.S. did torture many prisoners in Guantanamo
Later, on July 27th, 2002, the 19th Special Forces Group were sent to Ayub Kheyl in Afghanistan to investigate a hut whose owner was reported to be making bombs, therefore the Special Forces surrounded the hut. They then saw five men sitting around a fire with AK-47s while an Afghan militiaman was sent to the house and that’s when gunfire broke out. …show more content…
The Canadian Cabinet even ignored his claims of being abused in the camp.
However, in April of 2009, the Federal Court of Canada acknowledged that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that it is mandatory for the Canadian government to demand Omar’s return to his home country. In return, the government said they would argue this case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Later, in January of 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Omar’s constitutional rights had been violated, but they did not order the government to demand his return to Canada.
Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, refused to get involved in Omar’s case, and stated that he should face charges through a court, and that he was promised that Omar wasn’t being abused. This is untrue, because in the summer of 2008, the Federal Court of Canada stated that Omar was mistreated and that the Canadian government was aware of the abuse since U.S. judge, Susan Crawford, admitted that the U.S. did torture many prisoners in Guantanamo