CCLA to intervene in Omar Khadr case

On Friday November 13th, the CCLA will argue before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case that has serious implications for Canada’s commitment to uphold our fundamental rights and freedoms. The CCLA will argue that the federal government must comply with an order of the Federal Court to seek the repatriation of a Canadian citizen currently being held in Guantanamo Bay. The citizen, Omar Khadr, was only fifteen years old, and therefore a minor, when he was sent by US authorities to Guantanamo Bay seven years ago.