Robert Gensburg
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Robert Gensburg is an American
lawyer working in the state of Vermont
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Gensburg is notable for volunteering to assist a captive held in extrajudicial detention
in the USA's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
On January 6, 2000 the House and Senate of the Vermont legislature honored Gensburg with a joint resolution, sending him their best wishes upon his diagnosed with leukemia
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Gensburg reported on October 2, 2007 that working for a Guantanamo client has led to his firm's phone, mail and email being intercepted.
A letter sent to their clients warned them of their belief the firm's communication was being intercepted, and stated:
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch spoke about the wiretapping of Gensburg's phones, and computers when he was interviewed on Vermont Public Radio
's Vermont Edition on Friday November 30, 2007.
Gensburg represents Abdul Zahir, several other captives in Guantanamo, and a captive in American custody in Afghanistan
.
Abdul Zahir was one of the ten captives who faced charges before a version of the Guantanamo military commission
that was ruled unconstitutional bye the Supreme Court of the United States
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer working in the state of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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Gensburg is notable for volunteering to assist a captive held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the USA's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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On January 6, 2000 the House and Senate of the Vermont legislature honored Gensburg with a joint resolution, sending him their best wishes upon his diagnosed with leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
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Gensburg reported on October 2, 2007 that working for a Guantanamo client has led to his firm's phone, mail and email being intercepted.
A letter sent to their clients warned them of their belief the firm's communication was being intercepted, and stated:
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch spoke about the wiretapping of Gensburg's phones, and computers when he was interviewed on Vermont Public Radio
Vermont Public Radio
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's Vermont Edition on Friday November 30, 2007.
Guantanamo clients
The Montpelier Times Argus reports that Gensburg had great difficulty getting to meet his Guantanamo clients.Gensburg represents Abdul Zahir, several other captives in Guantanamo, and a captive in American custody in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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Abdul Zahir was one of the ten captives who faced charges before a version of the Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
that was ruled unconstitutional bye the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
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