The following statement by Wallace Shawn and Deborah Eisenberg was delivered outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on May 3, 2010 where supporters of Fahad Hashmi have been gathering since last October to bear witness to the inhumane conditions of Fahad’s detention and to call for an end to the US government’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘due process’
Wallace Shawn on “Tricks of the Theatre”
Posted in Actions, Community Voices, General Info, tagged due process, solitary confinement, Special Administrative Measures, Syed Fahad Hashmi, Wallace Shawn on May 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Where is the “Impartial Jury”?
Posted in Community Voices, General Info, tagged anonymous jury, due process, impartial jury, Syed Fahad Hashmi, William Fisher on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As William Fisher points out, the amount of privacy that the potential jurors are afforded when asked questioned raises the issue of the definition of “impartial jury.”
Fahad’s trial begins April 28 in NYC
Posted in General Info, tagged Chris Hedges, civil liberties, due process, Fahad Hashmi, solitary confinement, Special Administrative Measures on April 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With Fahad Hashmi’s trial approaching, supporters are urging people in NYC to pack the courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan to bear witness to the proceedings. The following video invite features Pulitzer Prize-winning author Chris Hedges speaking out about the case. In December, Hedges wrote an article condemning Fahad’s detention entitled One Day [...]
