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Australian government declares it owes no legal duty to Guantánamo detainee David Hicks
The Howard government argued in the Australian Federal Court last week that it had no legal duty to protect Guantánamo Bay detainee David Hicks—or any other Australian citizen—from detention, torture or abuse. The government’s position made clear its intent to continue overriding the most basic legal and democratic rights, under the aegis of the fraudulent “war on terror”.
The Howard government argued in the Australian Federal Court last week that it had no legal duty to protect Guantánamo Bay detainee David Hicks—or any other Australian citizen—from detention, torture or abuse. The government’s position made clear its intent to continue overriding the most basic legal and democratic rights, under the aegis of the fraudulent “war on terror”.
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