US releases Afghan Guantánamo Bay detainee after 15 years of incarceration
The US Department of Defense Friday announced the release of Asadullah Haroon Gul, an Afghan national who had been held for 15 years without charge in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Gul was incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay in 2007 on accusations of being a member of Al-Qaeda and Hezb-e-Islami (HIA), an insurgent group that fought [...]
Guantánamo inmates claim indefinite detention due to Trump's hostility toward Muslims
Eleven Guantánamo inmates filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday claiming that their indefinite detention is due to President Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance. The...
The Status of Guantanamo Detainees in a War that May Never End
J. Wells Dixon, Center for Constitutional Rights
Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees' challenge to force-feeding
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike. Shaker...
DOD asks court to dismiss Guantanamo funding information request
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday asked the federal courts to dismiss a case brought by the Miami Herald demanding to know how much money the government spent to build a...
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that 2014 should be the year to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the US shifts away from a "permanent war footing." Obama first pledged to close the detention...
Amnesty International (AI) issued a press release Monday demanding the US close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, calling the prison's continued operation "a prime example of the USA's double standard on human rights." The report...
Federal appeals court denies claim by former Guantanamo detainee
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that a lower court was correct in dismissing the claim for damages brought by Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Janko, a former...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the district court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainee Abdul Razak Ali. Ali, who was captured in...
