The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Jan. 29, 2010, that Khadr's human rights were being violated at Guantanamo Bay.
That's the SCC, not a Globe columnist or CBC reporter.
You do not have to be an Osgoode Hall law professor to deduce that if Khadr launched a human-rights lawsuit, he might stand a pretty good chance of winning. And precedent shows you win dollars, millions of them.