Shereef Akeel (born April 27, 1965, in Walnut, California) is an American lawyer notable for pursuing human rights and civil liberties cases.
"[1] Since then, Akeel has been representing people in Metro Detroit who alleged discrimination and specializes in employment and civil rights law.
These efforts made national news when he filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of former detainees of Abu Ghraib as well as other detention centers.
In March 2004, Akeel was asked to represent a former detainee of Abu Ghraib prison who claimed he had been abused and tortured by American soldiers and civilians hired by the U.S. Army.
After reports of abuse began to surface, the US government asked Army major General Antonio Taguba to spearhead a full investigation.