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The Justice Department report on torture memos was finally released – but this is just the beginning. The U.S. needs an accounting of our past and a way forward out of Guantanamo. Sign our petition. |
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Military Commissions Hearings for Guantánamo's 50 Year-Old Detainee
The Law and Security Program's Melina Milazzo is down at Gitmo this week to observe hearings in the case of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, a detainee who recently turned fifty and who has been held in U.S. custody for almost nine years. He is said to have been primarily a cook and driver for bin Laden. Read more about his case and all of HRF's observations of the al Qosi military commissions proceedings straight from Guantánamo.  |
Military Commissions Hearings for Guantánamo's Child Soldier
The Law and Security Program's Daphne Eviatar is down at Gitmo this week to observe the military commission trial of Omar Khadr—the Canadian taken into U.S. custody at age fifteen who has been held indefinitely for eight years now. Read previous HRF observations of his hearings here.
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Panel to Detail Strength of Current Habeas Rights as Congress Grapples With Detention Issues
Report by 16 Former Federal Judges Say New Legislation to Address Guantánamo Detainee Habeas Rights is "Unwarranted".
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Hearings Still Continue at Guantánamo
HRF board member Adam Abram is in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba this week monitoring the military commission hearing of Noor Uthman Muhammed. Read Adam's observations of the hearing in Muhammed's case. Meanwhile, the four Guantánamo journalists are still banned from covering the proceedings. Sign our petition to the Department of Defense. Watch HRF's Gitmo video diary. |
More Evidence That Federal Courts Can Handle Guantanamo Cases
A new report provides evidence that the courts can and have handled these habeas corpus cases. It urges against legislation providing guidelines or setting a framework for indefinite detention. Read the report, published by Human Rights First and the Constitution Project» |
Retired Military Leaders Meeting with Congressional Candidates in Philadelphia
This week a group of retired military leaders are hitting the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, making the case for closing Guantánamo and trying terrorists suspects in federal courts. Listen to Generals Hoar and Krulak on Pennsylvania radio Read their op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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