Guantanamo: A leap of faith

Headline Title:  Guantanamo: A leap of faith 18 July 2012 Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan faces up to 19 more years in prison after pleading guilty to terror charges – yet any justice and accountability for the abuses he suffered at the hands of US authorities remain a remote prospectIn March 2003, Pakistani forces seized 23-year-old Majid Khan from his brother’s house in Karachi, Pakistan. He was turned over to the USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which detained him in undisclosed locations. In addition to enforced disappearance – a crime under international law – Majid Khan…

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