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Returns from Guantanamo to Yemen

Summary

Recommendations

To the Government of the United States

To the Government of Yemen

To the League of Arab States, Member States of the European Union, and United Nations Specialized Programs

Methodology

Background

A Resurgent al Qaeda

The US-Yemeni Relationship

Counterterrorism Abuses

The Yemeni Detainee Population

Yemenis at Bagram

Roadblocks to Repatriation

Not Even a Shell of an Agreement

Security Concerns

Proxy Guantanamo?

Restrictions upon Release

Disputes over Funding

Detainees' Return and Yemen's Clout and Commitment

Abuses against Repatriated Detainees

Individual Cases

"Fahmi Muhammad"

"Malek al-Dhabi"

"Omar Fawza"

International Legal Standards

Appendix: Yemeni Government Summary of Repatriation Plan

Acknowledgments