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Guantánamo
Former Guantánamo Prisoners Convicted in Belgium
Years after release, former Guantanamo prisoners are tenuously linked to current conflicts to justify illegal and disproportionate responses to them.
Guantánamo and the 2016 Election
The prospect of closing Guantanamo looks bleaker now than it did when Obama became president in 2009.
The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives
The US largely did not capture the prisoners it continues to hold at Guantanamo — it bought them.
2001 Authorization of Military Force, Guantánamo Restrictions Survive as House Passes Defense Bill
Attempts to wind down trappings of the Bush-era global war on terror were thwarted Wednesday night.
Inside Colombia’s “Guantánamo Bay”: A Human Rights Nightmare
La Tramacua u00adis a place so renown for its human rights abuses that it has been dubbed “the Guantanamo of Colombia.”
Still in the Bush Embrace: What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Guantanamo remains a global symbol of the worst the US has to offer.
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Guantánamo and the Politics of Fear
Guantanamo has always been about partisan politics.
Guantánamo May Become an Ocean Research Center
This could be a powerful way for Obama to achieve his 2008 campaign promise of closing the prison.
Obama Visits Cuba, but Will US Ever End Embargo, Give Back Guantánamo?
President Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic three-day visit, becoming the first sitting US president to visit the island in 88 years.
Merrick Garland: Where Does Supreme Court Pick Stand on Guantánamo, Death Penalty and Abortion?
Some organizations have expressed concern that Garland's record on certain issues is unclear.