Robert Knowles
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Robert Knowles is an American lawyer and Professor of Law and New York University.[1]
Knowles is notable for volunteering to help provide legal assistance to captives held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1][2] Knowles has had seventeen Yemeni captives in Guantanamo as clients, including:
| isn | name | nation | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Faruq Ali Ahmed | Yemen | |
| 577 | Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i | Yemen | |
| 1463 | Abdul Al Salam Al Hilal | Yemen | |
| 1456 | Hassin Bin Attash | Saudi Arabia |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Faculty Information: Rob Knowles, Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering", New York University. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. "He currently represents seventeen Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in federal habeas proceedings."
- ^ Robert Knowles. "Detainee Policy and the Rule of Law: A Response", Harvard International Law Journal, April 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
