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Alka Pradhan
Alka Pradhan is a human rights attorney who has represented Guantánamo detainees since 2013. She is currently Human Rights Counsel for Ammar al Baluchi in the case of United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad et al. (the "9/11 case"). Her articles do not represent the opinion of the U.S. Department of Defense, and do not confirm or deny information considered to be classified by the U.S. government.