US government releases names of indefinite Guantanamo detainees
The US government on Monday released the names and nationalities of 46 men who are classified for "continued detention" at Guantanamo Bay detention center, ineligible for release, transfer or prosecution. The names were released in...
An anonymous source inside the US State Department said Monday that President Barack Obama is appointing attorney Clifford Sloan to be the new envoy in charge of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...
US military prosecutors charge Guantanamo detainee with war crimes
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced that military commission charges have been filed against Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi . Al-Hadi is an Iraqi prisoner who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay...
UN counterterrorism expert urges greater clarity in US policies
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday urged the Obama administration to provide more clarity on its counterterrorism policies. While Emmerson's office recently released a statement strongly...
House panel approves defense spending bill that blocks Guantanamo closure
The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) , which would keep the detention center at Guantanamo Bay open despite President Barack Obama's renewed statements that...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the opening of the spring session of the UN’s Human Rights Council on Monday spoke against continued war crimes and crimes against humanity occurring in Syria....
Texas lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that penalizes the possession, display and distribution of any image or video captured by an illegal drone, and increases penalties to up to $10,000 if those images or videos...
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech Thursday on US counterterrorism policy and efforts, outlining plans to restrict the use of unmanned drone strikes and to renew efforts to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay...
Guantanamo lawyers seek end to allegedly abusive search policy
Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay prisoners filed a complaint Thursday alleging search policies restrict the detainees' access to counsel. According to a new policy , detainees are subject to a genital pat-down whenever...
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...
