Bush transferred more than 500 and, so far, president barack obama has transferred. Selected reports and media accounts of detainee treatment 93. Photographs by charlie savage, carol rosenberg, ryan reilly, jason leopold, and robert johnson. Aug 03, 2004 afghanistan to guantanamo bay the story of three british detainees. The author will answer questions about whether the detainees are entitled to combatant and prisoner of war. Of the roughly 780 people who have been detained at the united states military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, 731 have been transferred and 40 remain. The military commissions at guantanamo bay were created by the bush administration in 2001 to try foreign terrorism suspects in proceedings that lack the due process protections of us federal courts. Only american lawyers have been allowed to visit detainees at the guantanamo bay detention camps, in cuba. The stories of 774 detainees in americas illegal prison. Facts about the transfer of guantanamo detainees human. The center for constitutional rights has coordinated efforts by american lawyers to handle the habeas corpus, and other legal appeals, of several hundred of the guantanamo detainees. The art of the guantanamo bay detainees pbs newshour. Naval station guantanamo bay history and legal issues regarding its lease agreements.
How do they comport with international hu manitarian. Jan 22, 2015 the decision to house alqaeda detainees at guantanamo was reached shortly after 911 and. Detainees convicted by military commission and still held at guantanamo. Released guantanamo detainee struggles in his new home are former detainees still a threat or just desperate to rebuild their lives. Over 500 men have been released from guantanamo bay since 2002. By my reading, the plight of the guantanamo bay detainees is less an outcome of. The obama administration has informed congress of its plans to resettle as many as 19 detainees held at guantanamo bay, cuba, in a final sprint to. Guantanamo bay was setup by the us in january 2002 for the indefinite detention of men without trial. Initially, government spokesmen claimed relatively small numbers of former guantanamo captives had returned to the battlefield. Summary of the reengagement of detainees formerly held at guantanamo bay, cuba the director of national intelligence submits this summary consistent with direction in the fiscal year 2012 intelligence authorization act, section 307, which states.
My guantanamo diary the detainees and stories they told me. Guantanamo bay has been seeped in controversy for the greater part of the century. Not only could they do anything to any of us, but we could see them doing it to other detainees. As early as 2004, the us government claimed that detainees released from guantanamo bay detainment camp had returned to the battlefield.
Andy worthington is the only person to have analysed every page of these transcripts. Now, as presidentelect, shutting down the infamous prison camp he referred to as a sad chapter in american history is shaping up as one of his first priorities. Nov 12, 2008 as president, i will close guantanamo, barack obama promised in 2007. He was eventually repatriated to saudi arabia, provided he agreed to renounce his u. Summary of the reengagement of detainees formerly held at. Detention and trial at guantanamo bay and other us detention centres. Lists of former guantanamo bay detainees alleged to have. List of american detainees at guantanamo bay wikipedia. I can attest to the 19561958 period and the coral reef yearbook. Dec 28, 2016 the obama administration has informed congress of its plans to resettle as many as 19 detainees held at guantanamo bay, cuba, in a final sprint to pare down the inmate population at the military. Pdf actions and reactions to the evacuation of guantanamo. When cuba becomes independent from spain the united states of america leases guantanamo bay to establish a naval. The stories of 774 detainees in americas illegal prison worthington, andy on. Cully stimson talked about the current detainees trials at guantanamo bay, cuba and the release of a justice department inspector generals report on interrogation techniques at the cuba facility.
On 19 january 2017, the day before the end of president obamas 2nd term in office, dod announced the transfer of three detainees to the united arab emirates. Jul 20, 2016 guantanamo detainee who wrote a book about his torture to be released. Detainees at guantanamo bay are held there because the u. During the obama administration, 197 detainees were transferred, repatriated or resettled in. The detainees and the stories they told me premium ebooks. Since the terrorist attacks of september 11 and the united states subsequent declaration of a global war on terror, a law of military detention has been emerging through habeas corpus petitions from detainees held at guantanamo bay naval base. One of the most tortured men in the history of guantanamo bay has received. Some former detainees who were held by the us at guantanamo bay detention camp have engaged in terrorism or militant activity since their release according to the office of the director of national intelligence, as of january 2017, 714 detainees have been transferred from guantanamo bay. The sheer accumulation of detail in this book is stunning, and undermines claims by the us administration that. The legal status of the guantanamo bay detainees ten years later agnieszka szpak the article aims at exploring the status of the guantanamo detainees ten years after the first arrivals at the guantanamo bay camp.
This figure represents only a fraction of the 779 detainees who have passed. Guantanamo and its aftermath berkeley law university of. A total of 780 detainees have been held at guantanamo bay since the detention center was opened in 2001. Naval station at guantanamo bay, cuba, and its latest. Guantanamo bay, cuba, by the department of defense. A history of naval station guantanamo bay, cuba the origins of the u. A content analysis of daily graphic online reporting article pdf available march 2019 with 98 reads how we. In may 2018, the first prisoner was transferred during trumps term.
The department of defence at first kept secret the numbers and identity of the individuals held in guantanamo bay. The sage encyclopedia of surveillance, security, and. Boumediene decision for detainees at guantanamo bay, cuba before the house armed. Order code rs22173 updated july 20, 2005 crs report for. In official documents, the united states department of defense dod continues to make intermittent. He was eventually repatriated to saudi arabia, provided he. Guantanamo and its aftermath human rights center university of california, berkeley international human rights law clinic university of california, berkeley, school of law in partnership with center for constitutional rights u. Summary of the reengagement of detainees formerly held at guantanamo bay, cuba.
The detainees and the stories they told me download online. The aclu fights in courts and advocates with congress and the executive branch to secure the release of detainees who have never been charged with a crime. Facilities and factors for consideration if detainees were brought to the united states why gao did this study. Actions and reactions to the evacuation of guantanamo bay detainees to ghana. The decision to house alqaeda detainees at guantanamo was reached shortly after 911 and. In 2006, four years after the illegal prison in guantanamo bay. How many former guantanamo bay detainees have engaged in terrorist activities or other criminal acts after release. This paper, defining the status and rights of war on terror detainees under domestic and international law, seeks to define the status of those detained by. Bop inmates with a history of or connection to terrorism by facility security level as of august 2012 37.
W has been used by the united states navy for more than a century. The exhibit, art from guantanamo, will run through january. Order code rs22173 updated july 20, 2005 crs report for congress received through the crs web detainees at guantanamo bay jennifer k. Pdf the case of the guantanamo bay detainees in united. It is long past time for this shameful episode in american history to be brought to a close. Hansens book, guantanamo, an american history, i realize what a privilege it was to live in a place with so much exciting history and so much more history to come. Elsea legislative attorney american law division summary in rasul v.
In its latest release of classified us documents, wikileaks is shining the light of truth on a notorious icon of the bush administrations war on terror the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, which opened on january 11, 2002, and remains open under president obama, despite his promise to close the muchcriticized facility within a year of. The legal status of the guantanamo bay detainees ten. This book, although entitled the detainees speak has gone through various filters to ensure that we do not see the full picture of the horrors of guantanamo bay. As of may 1, 2018, 40 detainees remain at guantanamo bay, according to the federal. This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of presentday guantanamo bay, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included presentday guantanamo bay. Guantanamo bay the story of three british detainees world. Guantanamo detainee who wrote a book about his torture to be. With final detainee transfer, obamas guantanamo policy takes.
List of american detainees at guantanamo bay jump to navigation jump to search. With final detainee transfer, obamas guantanamo policy. This list of guantanamo prisoners has the known identities of prisoners at the guantanamo bay detention camp in cuba, but is compiled from various sources and is incomplete. The vast majority of guantanamo detainees were transferred or released to other countries before 2009. Detainees at guantanamo bay president barack obama has signed an executive order closing the prison that houses suspected terrorists picked up mostly on the battlefields of afghanistan and iraq. A comprehensive definition of the legal status of those detained at guantanamo bay and elsewhere by the united states during the war on terror is extremely difficult to reach.
Not only could they do anything to any of us, but we could see them doing it. Guantanamo litigation history the authorization for use of military force aumf, signed a week after the hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers, congress granted the president the power to use all necessary and appropriate force against the nations, organizations, or persons he determined had played a role in those attacks. If the long history of guantanamo bay proves anything, its that, though regimes and. As of may 1, 2018, 40 detainees remain at guantanamo bay, according to the federal government of the united states.
All would be transferred somewhere else under president obamas. Jan 11, 2002 shackled detainees arrive in guantanamo. Consequently, some prisoners have been detained at guantanamo bay for. The legal status of the guantanamo bay detainees ten years. As of december 16 2008, the detention facility at guantanamo bay, cuba held 248 detainees see appendix i. Detainees were informed that they could keep a limited number of pieces, and that excess art would be discarded. Order code rs22173 updated july 20, 2005 crs report for congress. Guantanamo bay and the annihilation of the exception european. The guantanamo files is an important and disturbing work of contemporary history, which paints a grim portrait of guantanamo as a failed experiment in extrajudicial detention, unworthy of a country dedicated to the rule of law. Naval station at guantanamo bay, cuba, and its latest role in housing al qaeda and taliban prisoners. Imagine my surprise to see my name and those of my classmates in the. Feb 23, 2016 the number of detainees held at the u. For information historical and current published by the u.
Guantanamo bay detention camp american civil liberties union. Detainees trump administration is currently trying in military. Had the book contained the original, uncensored versions of the poems, it would have been a best seller. February 2018 guantanamo by the numbers updated october 10, 2018 the detainees detainees currently held at guantanamo. During the obama administration, 197 detainees were transferred, repatriated or. Guantanamo bay detainees facilities and factors for consideration if detainees were brought to the united states why gao did this study since 2002, the united states has operated military detention facilities at its naval station in guantanamo bay, cuba, to hold individuals detained during overseas counterterrorism operations. A senior pentagon official said wednesday that the release of detainees from the u. During the bush administration, 500 detainees were transferred out of the prison or released.
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