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Guantánamo Now Open Longer Under President Obama Than President Bush

Two weeks after the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year of operation, the detention site faces a new…

January 29, 2016

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Ten Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred

After President Obama committed once again to closing Guantánamo in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the Department…

January 14, 2016

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President Obama’s Last Chance to Close Guantánamo

Today, the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year in operation with 104 prisoners remaining behind its walls. In…

January 8, 2016

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First of 17 Detainees Transferred from Guantánamo

Last month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter approved the transfer of 17 detainees from the Guantánamo detention site. Today,…

January 6, 2016

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Shaker Aamer Transfer Long Overdue, Upends Guantanamo Myths

In response to reports that Saudi national Shaker Aamer will be transferred to the UK after being held without charge…

September 25, 2015

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Amnesty International USA Files Complaint Requesting Investigation of DOJ Response to CIA Torture Program

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General requesting…

September 22, 2015

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Less Than 75 Pounds and Never Charged with a Crime, Tariq Ba Odah May Die at Guantanamo

The US Department of Justice filed its opposition today to Guantanamo detainee Tariq Ba Odah's habeas petition and bid for…

August 14, 2015

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New Details of Majid Khan’s Torture Highlight Need for Re-opening of Department of Justice Investigation

Today, Reuters published for the first time de-classified information detailing the CIA’s torture of Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan. According to…

June 2, 2015

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USA: Crimes and Impunity

More than four months after publication of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s summary report on the secret detention program…

April 21, 2015

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U.S. Inaction Following CIA Torture Report is De Facto Amnesty for Perpetrators

Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…

April 20, 2015

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UK Doctor to White House: Release Our Last Detainee

London Marathon runner Dr David Nicholl is in Washington to demand President Obama delivers on his promise to close Guantánamo…

April 17, 2015

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Crimes and Impunity

Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…

April 17, 2015