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8 May 2013

Guantanamo detainee gives first inside account of raid

Younous Chekkouri, a detainee cleared for release but who remains held in Guantanamo, has given the first inside account of the raid carried out by prison authorities.
4 May 2013

Prominent Lutheran warns of dangers for democracy in arbitrary justice

Margot Kässmann, one of Germany's most prominent Protestants, says hunger strike shows Guantanamo threat to democracy and justice.
5 Apr 2013

Last UK resident in Guantanamo joins hunger strike

A British resident who has been held by the US without charge or trial for over eleven years has joined the hunger strike in Guantanamo Bay.
13 Jan 2013

Anti-drone and Guantanamo protesters block CIA headquarters

Some one hundred protesters against United States drone strikes and 'enhanced interrogations' have blocked the entrance to the CIA headquarters.
11 Jan 2013

Zero Dark Thirty movie misleads on torture

The popular movie Zero Dark Thirty, which depicts the hunt for Osama bin Laden, has been criticised for its legitimising of torture.
8 Jan 2013

Obama must correct Guantanamo failure in second term, says Amnesty

President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantanamo detention facility, Amnesty International has said.
8 Nov 2012

Obama asked to shut Guantanamo and restore human rights record

Amnesty International USA will be urging second-term President Barack Obama to finally close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
12 Jan 2012

Guantanamo amounts to a decade of damage to human rights

The failure of the US to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay leaves a toxic human rights legacy, Amnesty International says.
22 Jun 2011

British MPs view film highlighting the reality of Guantanamo

A powerful new documentary on the United States' detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has been shown to MPs at the House of Commons.
8 Jul 2010

Government faces scrutiny over inquiry into complicity in torture

The UK government is facing strong calls to ensure that its inquiry into UK complicity in torture and other violations since 9/11 is independent and transparent.

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