"Face to Face with a Guantánamo Detainee"
(A videoconference with former Guantánamo detainee, Moazzam Begg, followed with remarks by Gitanjali Gutierrez, attorney, Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for Constitutional Rights) Begg's recent book, "Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantánamo, Bagram, and Kandahar"
(New Press, 2006), details his incarceration at Guantánamo, Kandahar,
and Bagram. He will talk about his experience and take questions from
the audience.
Gutierrez was one of the first
lawyers to visit Guantánamo and currently represents detainee Mohammed
Al Qahtani. She also recently filed a habeas petition on behalf of
detainees in Bagram and will discuss her experience visiting those
imprisoned in Guantánamo.
This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Muslim Law Students Association and Georgetown Law's Human Rights Action. Media interested in attending should contact Kara Tershel at kat5@law.georgetown.edu. |
