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Obama renews pledge to close Guantanamo
May 1, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday renewed his pledge to make an effort to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. At a news conference Tuesday, Obama was asked about the ongoing hunger strike, now involving 100 of the 166 detainees. He responded, "Well, it is not a surprise to me that we....... [more]
UN rights chief calls for Guantanamo prison closure
April 5, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday called for US authorities to close down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, emphasizing the continued indefinite incarcerations of many detainees as a clear violation of international law. Of the 166 detainees in Guantanamo, about half have.... [more]
ACLU urges Obama to close Guantanamo during second term
November 7, 2012 by Sarah Steers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on US President Barack Obama early Wednesday morning to shut down the Guantanamo Bay military prison, even as it congratulated him on his re-election victory. Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, urged Obama to "make good the promise he.... [more]
UN rights chief urges US to close Guantanamo
January 23, 2012 by Jamie Reese
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed disappointment Monday that the US government has failed to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. President Barack Obama ordered the facility closed by January 2010, but congressional opposition and administrative setbacks prevented.... [more]
Obama ordered Guantanamo prison closed within one year [this day at law]
January 22, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
On January 22, 2009, US President Barack Obama issued an executive order directing that the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities be closed "as soon as practicable" and setting a deadline of January 22, 2010. The administration also undertook a review of the military commission process used to.... [more]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
4/30/13: President Obama renewed pledge to close Guantanamo
4/28/13: Former Guantanamo detainee's lawyer announced appeal of terrorism conviction
4/22/13: US military confirmed more than half of Guantanamo detainees were on hunger strike
4/8/13: US announced it would notify Guantanamo.... [more]
Failing to Close Guantanamo [op-ed]
April 14, 2011 by Jonathan Cohen
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Hafetz, of Seton Hall Law School says that the failure to close Guantanamo Bay is an unwelcome step in justifying arbitrary detention and torture, and wonders how far indefinite detention and military commissions will sweep.... Two days after his.... [more]
President Obama inaugurated [this day at law]
January 20, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated following his successful campaign in the 2008 presidential election. Delivering his inaugural address in Washington, DC, shortly after taking the oath of office as the 44th US president, Obama insisted that his administration would pursue US.... [more]
HRW urges greater efforts to close Guantanamo
January 11, 2011 by Aman Kakar
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged President Barack Obama make greater efforts to close Guantanamo Bay despite congressional opposition. In the press release, issued on the eve of the facility's ninth anniversary in operation, HRW recommended that Obama should escalate efforts to prosecute.... [more]
Gibbs acknowledges Guantanamo will remain open for foreseeable future
December 27, 2010 by Aman Kakar
Detainees will continue to be held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay for the foreseeable future, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." The statement comes almost one year after the Obama administration missed its self-imposed January.... [more]
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