Baher Azmy
Baher Azmy is a prominent civil rights attorney and the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He has been involved in various high-profile cases advocating for the rights of detainees and challenging unlawful detentions. In the recent news, he represented three Venezuelan men seeking to block their potential transfer to Guantanamo Bay, arguing against their prolonged detention in the United States.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 6.25 | 0.09% | +10% | 331,002,651 | 321,291 | $21,000,000 | 20,384$ |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 56,462 | $2,700,000 | 2,246$ |
| Totals | 7 | 398,888,662 | 377,753 | $23,700,000 | 22,630$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
United States:
Baher Azmy is Khalil's attorney who expressed gratitude for the court's decision regarding jurisdiction.
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United Kingdom:
Baher Azmy, who argued Khalil’s case should be returned to a New York court, said: 'They keep passing around the body in an almost Kafkaesque way.'
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United States:
Attorney Baher Azmy stated that the government's justification to deport Khalil is weak.
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United States:
Baher Azmy, Khalil’s attorney, stated that he does not think the claims against Khalil undermine their case for release.
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United States:
Baher Azmy, another attorney for Khalil, stated that the government's actions are about repression, not security.
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United Kingdom:
Baher Azmy is the lawyer for Mahmoud Khalil and described the arrest as unprecedented.
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United Kingdom:
Baher Azmy, the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, is representing Khalil.
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Argentina:
Azmy confirmed a federal judge's order to prevent the deportation of three Venezuelan men to Guantánamo.
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Canada:
Baher Azmy is a lawyer for the men detained in New Mexico who filed the motion to block their transfer to Guantanamo.
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