10 July 2008
*Open Letter Amnesty International Canada calls on Prime Minister Harper to request Omar Khadr's repatriation
In light of information released today that the Canadian government had prior knowledge of ill-treatment of Omar Khadr while in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty International Canada issued an Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper. The letter iterates and amplifies the call for the Canadian government to request that Omar Khadr be repatriated to Canada.
Read the Open Letter
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