As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use
The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.
For Desperate Detainees, the Only Way Out of Guantanamo Is to Starve to Death
For prisoners on hunger strike, the Trump administration looks prepared to let them die.
Child Soldier in the War on Terror: The Limits of Justice for One Guantanamo Bay Survivor
The abuse of Omar Khadr shows that Islamophobia drives the War on Terror.
The U.S. Gives Refuge to Torture Victims from All Over — Except from Guantanamo
The U.S. hasn’t agreed to resettle any of its own torture victims, much less offered any other form of accountability.
The War Against Al Jazeera and Sami al-Hajj
Sami al-Hajj, an Al Jazeera cameraman held at Guantanamo Bay for six years, was detained because of his “intelligence value” rather than any alleged wrongdoing.
WikiLeaks: Juveniles at Gitmo Didn’t Come From “a Little-League Team”
Juveniles at Guantanamo: unlawfully apprehended and unlawfully detained.
WikiLeaks: Double Agent Bin Hamlili Double-Crossed the Taliban and the West
WikiLeaks reveals that Adil Bin Hamlili was a murderous double agent for the Taliban and the West.
WikiLeaks: Zubaydah Not Certified al Qaeda, Just Plain “Certifiable”
WikiLeaks reveals that Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah is mentally ill and was rejected by al Qaeda.
WikiLeaks: No Special Treatment for Non-Compos-Mentis Gitmo Detainees
American officials have been slow to recognize and treat mental health disorders in Guantanamo detainees.
Rights Groups Deplore Order to Try 9/11 Suspects at Guantanamo
U.S. human rights groups reacted angrily to the Justice Department’s announcement Monday that the self-acclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried before a military commission at the Guantanamo detention facility in Cuba.
Repeal of DADT Becomes Zero Sum Game Between Gays and Gitmo Detainees
Repeal of DADT came with a catch.
Obama’s “Remainees” Will Not One But Two Guantanamos Define the American Future?
On his first day in office, President Barack Obama promised that he would close the Bush-era prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “as soon as practicable” and “no later than one year from the date of this order.”
Panel Discussion: Understanding U.S. Torture and Executive Accountability
Torture is a profound abuse of the rule of law. A lack of full accountability for those responsible for U.S. torture policies has far-reaching and unexpected implications. A just rule of law cannot be established without full accountability for torture of U.S. detainees. If we allow those who committed and authorized torture, whether interrogators or senior executive officials, to go uninvestigated and unpunished we risk destabilizing the international legal regime and delegitimize our domestic criminal justice system. True accountability for torture is not only a moral imperative, but because of international obligations such as the Convention Against Torture, a legal obligation.
Lessons from Protesting Guantnamo
Activist Bryan Farrell expected be put in jail for standing up for the rights of prisoners at Guantanamo. What he didn’t expect was 30 hours of imprisonment, the realization that this was nothing compared to those in Guantanamo, and the sense of solidarity with the 82 other activists who decided to stand up for human rights.
Foreign Policy Goes Local
The heart of the municipal foreign policy movement remains the opposition to the Iraq War.