Stories tagged "detainees"

A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback, ordering the release of five Algerian men held at Guantánamo Bay for nearly seven years.

With Barack Obama moving closer to the presidency, his pledge to close Guantánamo is bringing to the fore thorny questions under consideration by his advisers.

America's human rights record has been badly tarnished by seven years of abuse by the Bush Administration in its conduct of the war on terror, particularly as regards U.S. policy towards detainees. The United States has been criticized before the Torture

Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could requir

President-elect Obama’s advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay priso

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched a new campaign today calling on President-elect Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and end the military commissions on the first day of his presidency.

Dozens of prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay are regarded by intelligence agencies as serious risks.

President Bush has adopted the view that closing the prison at Guantánamo Bay in the near future would involve too many legal and political risks.

According to newly released military documents, the Navy applied lawless Guantanamo protocols in detention facilities on American soil. The documents, which include regular emails between brig officers and others in the chain of command, uncover new detai

Months after a Supreme Court ruling, none of the habeas corpus cases of Guantánamo detainees have been resolved.