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Omar Khadr: Horrific Or Unjust?

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The events following Khadr’s arrest was horrific and unjust, to say the least. In 2004, Omar Khadr was charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and aiding the enemy (Law uoft Mackin). Firstly, Khadr was treated unjustly in the period of his detention. Omar was subjected to harsh interrogation method such as the “frequent flyer program”, which is a technique used specifically in Guantanamo Bay. This technique deprives the detainee of sleep by moving them from one cell to another, multiple times a day, for weeks on end (torture). It is proven that sleep deprivation can cause impaired memory and cognitive functioning, decreased short term memory, and stress. Omar Khadr was subjected to this technique to make him less resistant to interrogation.

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