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American human rights lawyer

Barbara Olshansky is an American human rights lawyer.

The Case for Impeachment

Olshansky is author with Dave Lindorff of The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office.

Olshansky and Lindorff include as rationales for impeachment in The Case for Impeachment

...lying and inducing Congress and the American people into an unjust war; allowing his friends and business cronies to profiteer off the war in Iraq; authorizing torture and rendition of prisoners of war and suspected terrorists -- a complete violation of the Geneva Conventions, a treaty the U.S. has signed and is therefore part of our law; stripping American citizens of their Constitutional rights -- holding people with no charge, wiretapping them illegally, offering them no trial, and never allowing them to face their accusers; failing in almost every way possible to defend the homeland and our borders.

Recipient of Matthew Diaz's leak

Olshansky was the recipient of a document leaked by Lieutenant Commander Matthew Diaz, that later led to his court martial, detention, and discharge. The efforts of the Center for Constitutional Rights were impaired by the Bush administration's policy of withholding the captives' identities. Diaz had met Olshansky during a visit to Guantanamo, and he sent her a list in an unmarked greeting card. The list provided by Diaz contained the names of 550 captives.

Olshansky suspected the list might have been classified, so she contacted Federal authorities.

Director of the International Justice Network

After leaving the Center for Constitutional Rights Olshansky was hired as director of the International Justice Network.

Academia

In 2007 Olshanksy was appointed the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford University's Law School.

In Spring 2010, Olshansky joined the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Law. She will be teaching the International Clinic.

References

  1. Barbara Olshansky, Dave Lindorff (2 May 2006). The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office. ISBN 0-312-36016-9.
  2. ^ Jeannie Shawl (May 9, 2007). "Jury selection begins in Guantanamo names court-martial". The Jurist. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. Kate Wiltrout (August 29, 2006). "Navy lawyer once posted at Cuba base is charged". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved 2008-06-09. Mirror.
  4. "Response to Government motion requesting an Article 39a session and Defense motion to suppress evidence (.doc)". Department of the Navy General Court-Martial Navy and Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Central Judicial Circuit. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  5. ^ "IJN Legal Director to Head Stanford Human Rights Clinic". International Justice Network. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  6. Ana Diaz-Hernandez (November 26, 2007). "Olshansky says rights subverted". Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  7. "Spring 2008 Events: Defending the Guantanamo Bay Detainees". Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  8. "Barbara Olshansky to Join Stanford Law School as the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights". Business Wire. July 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  9. Kawkab al-Thaibani (July 24, 2007). "Yemeni detainee can continue his case". Yemen Observer. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved 2008-06-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Maryland Law | Barbara Olshansky". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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