Aclu
20 Years Later, Guantánamo Remains a Disgraceful Stain on Our Nation. It Needs to End. | ACLU
June 28, 2023 - Now it’s up to President Joe Biden to fulfill his pledge to finally close Guantánamo.
Human Rights Watch
The high cost of Guantanamo’s ‘forever prisoners’ | Human Rights Watch
May 5, 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.
Al Jazeera
US approves release of five more Guantanamo detainees | Prison News | Al Jazeera
The five men from Yemen, Somalia and Kenya are among 39 inmates still held by the US at notorious facility in Cuba.
Published: January 13, 2022
BBC
Life after Guantanamo: 'We are still in jail'
July 13, 2022 - Years after release, former detainees say classified resettlement deals have kept them in a kind of prison.
NYTimes
Inside the Most Secret Place at Guantánamo Bay - The New York Times
May 4, 2021 - At Camp 7, the military holds prisoners who were previously held and interrogated by the C.I.A. But in recent years, conditions have eased up a bit.
NPR
U.S. Clears For Release Longtime Guantánamo Inmate Never Charged With A Crime
December 12, 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.
Military Times
Biden’s win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released
August 19, 2022 - Biden's precise intentions for Guantanamo remain unclear, however.
BBC
Why is Guantanamo Bay detention centre still open? - BBC News
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The BBC's Aleem Maqbool reports from inside Guantanamo Bay detention centre, which is still open, despite President Obama vowing to shut it down eight years ago.
Published: May 30, 2016
Wikipedia
List of current detainees at Guantanamo Bay - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - As of December 2023, 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.
Amnesty
Guantánamo Bay: over 20 years of injustice
September 8, 2023 - A look inside the abuse, history and prisoners of Guantánamo Bay detention centre. The centre, over 20 years old, is a symbol of torture, rendition and indefinite detention without charge or trial.
The Guardian
It’s been 22 years since the Guantánamo prison opened. Men are still held there | Pardiss Kebriaei | The Guardian
January 12, 2024 - During his captivity, my client Sharqawi Al Hajj has lost both parents and gone through his 30s and most of his 40s. He wonders what future he has left
Al Jazeera
Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera
The Guantanamo prison camp has come to symbolise the brutality of the US’s so-called ‘war on terror’.
Published: April 24, 2023
Quora
Why are people still being held in Guantanamo Bay if they have been cleared for release by the United States? - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): Because simple the officials basically said they released them but reality did not put any paperwork or make any effort to let them out the only time the federal government do that is to let out a couple high level Taliban leaders inexchange for deserter this was way before Bide...
The Conversation
‘The Mauritanian’ rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees’ torture – with 40 still held there
January 18, 2024 - The release of a new movie calls public attention to the US government’s treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, and what the detainees’ future might be.
NYTimes
Two More Guantánamo Detainees Are Cleared for Transfer to Other Nations - The New York Times
July 19, 2021 - The decision brings to 11 the number who have been approved to be sent elsewhere, but the Biden administration has yet to name a point person to negotiate transfers with other governments.
NBC News
Guantanamo Bay: Who Are the Detainees Left at the Prison Facility?
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Obama campaigned for president in 2008 pledging to close Guantanamo, and just after taking office, he ordered it closed. Little progress has been made since then. RELATED: Obama: I'm 'Absolutely Committed to Closing' Gitmo · Nearly 800 people have been held at the prison at one time or another, and nine have died there, including seven suicides. Of the 91 detainees still ...
Published: February 23, 2016