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Guantánamo
The Legal System Is Not Reining in Trump. It’s Letting Him Bend Law to His Will.
The US legal system has proved insufficient to protect human and civil rights in the face of Trump’s attacks.
Bush Lawyers’ Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT
The Bush administration denied prisoners the right to due process. Now, Trump is doing the same.
Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo
Defense attorneys point to a long history of rights abuses at Guantánamo, including mistreatment of Haitian refugees.
With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo?
The Biden administration never released the last prisoners held without charge or brought the accused to trial.
The War on Terror’s Detention and Torture Practices Have Not Gone Away
The failure to end secret and arbitrary detention affords impunity for states and state-backed actors to deny justice.
Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions
For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?
GOP Attacks Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Work Defending Guantánamo Prisonsers
Jackson was one of hundreds of legal professionals in a project that exposed the lies and brutality at Guantánamo.
Supreme Court Says Torture at CIA Black Site Is a “State Secret”
The Supreme Court has denied Guantánamo prisoner Abu Zubaydah testimony on his torture at a secret CIA site in Poland.
Even After Release, Guantánamo Survivors Live Under Surveillance and in Anguish
The least the Biden administration can do is ensure that former detainees are actually given a chance to know freedom.
Guantánamo Isn’t Ancient History. It Has Become a “Forever Prison.”
I’ve fought to close Guantánamo for 16 years. It should never have opened.