The Intercept
It’s Still Open: Will the Guantánamo Bay Prison Become a 2020 Issue? - The Intercept
March 3, 2019 - The reporter Carol Rosenberg has been covering Guantánamo Bay since before it became a "war on terror" prison camp — and she's still at it.
NPR
U.S. Clears For Release Longtime Guantánamo Inmate Never Charged With A Crime
December 11, 2020 - The Yemeni man, who is in his mid-40s and known by several names, has been held for more than 18 years. Although cleared for release, the U.S. must still find a place for him to go.
The Guardian
It’s been 22 years since the Guantánamo prison opened. Men are still held there | Pardiss Kebriaei | The Guardian
January 11, 2024 - He is one of 30 men still detained there, down from nearly 800 ever held. This trajectory is because Guantánamo, though not singular among prisons in its harsh treatment and arbitrary detention, was at least for a time very overt in its extremeness, and what could be seen more plainly than usual caused a reaction. There are public records and images of an earlier period that people ...
Washington Post
Former Guantánamo Bay detainees struggle to rebuild their lives after their imprisonment - Washington Post
January 7, 2022 - For the former detainees of America’s war on terror, stigma, poverty and continuing persecution present formidable obstacles to resettlement.
Wikipedia
Guantánamo Province - Wikipedia
November 8, 2023 - Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province has the only land border of the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay. Guantánamo's architecture and culture is unlike the rest of Cuba.
The Guardian
Guantánamo’s last inmates detect a glimmer of hope after 19 years inside | Guantánamo Bay | The Guardian
January 21, 2021 - Closing the notorious prison facility on Cuba will be complex and politically thankless. Is Joe Biden prepared to take it on?
NPR
Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years despite calls for its closure : NPR
January 9, 2024 - NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Scott Roehm of the Center for Victims of Torture about how Guantánamo Bay still is operating despite calls for its closure.
Human Rights Watch
Guantanamo: Facts and Figures | Human Rights Watch
March 30, 2017 - Share this via Facebook Share this via X Share this via WhatsApp Share this via Email Other ways to share Share this via LinkedIn Share this via Reddit Share this via Telegram Share this via Printer · Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting ...
Just Security
The Status of Guantanamo 17 Years In
April 2, 2019 - Seventeen years ago today, the United States brought twenty Afghan men, alleged to be members of the Taliban or al-Qaeda, to its Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Images of the men shackled on their knees wearing orange jumpsuits quickly spread around the globe as the men were forced into ...
Cvt
Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility: An Overview
May 15, 2024 - Opened on January 11, 2002, nearly eight hundred Muslim men and boys have been held without charge or trial. We explore the history and current conditions at this facility.
Amnestyusa
Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility |
October 30, 2020 - DOWNLOAD NATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN PDF THE ISSUE The U.S. Government opened the detention center at Guantánamo Bay in January 2002, to house people outside the reach of the law after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Since then, 780 men have been detained at Guantánamo.
The Guardian
I survived Guantánamo. Why is it still open 21 years later? | Mansoor Adayfi | The Guardian
February 6, 2023 - A generation was born and came of age since the prison opened. Four US presidents have served. Yet 35 men remain there
Human Rights Watch
The high cost of Guantanamo’s ‘forever prisoners’ | Human Rights Watch
May 4, 2022 - The U.S. spends more than $540 million per year to detain fewer than 40 prisoners at Guantanamo. Yet neither Congress nor the White House are focused on Guantanamo’s high price tag.
Amnestyusa
Now is the Time to Finally Close Guantánamo | Amnesty International USA
1 week ago - The military prison at Guantánamo Bay represents grave violations of human rights by the U.S. government. As it enters its 22nd year of existence as a
NYTimes
In Guantánamo, Locals Adapt to Life With an Unwelcome Neighbor - The New York Times
August 19, 2008 - The base at Guantánamo has been around so long that Cubans have grown used to its presence and seem to hold out little hope that it will be returned anytime soon.
Human Rights First
Guantanamo by the Numbers | Human Rights First
October 28, 2022 - The Detainees Detainees currently held at Guantánamo: 40. Total number of detainees ever incarcerated at Guantánamo: 780. Detainees released under President Bush: Over 500. Detainees at start of Obama Presidency: 242. Detainees transferred, repatriated or resettled under Obama: 197.
Govinfo
- GUANTANAMO BAY: THE REMAINING DETAINEES
But again, it is the influence that goes on. It is no different than the recidivism rate, much, much higher than you see with prisons. It's who you associate with. There are still people in Saudi Arabia who have conformed to the Wahhabi lifestyle who believe in that forum.
NPR
Guantánamo Bay detainees continue to face 'inhuman' treatment, U.N. investigator finds
June 27, 2023 - The United Nations report says 30 men remained detained at Guantánamo Bay — 19 of whom have never been charged with a crime. The investigator says the infamous site should be shuttered.
Places Journal
Forgotten Guantánamo
Guantánamo is more than a naval base and a prison — it is also a city, a province, and a bay, a place of great natural beauty, with a rich history disfigured by military occupation.