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Kuwait clears former Guantanamo prisoner
A Kuwait court Wednesday cleared Nasser al-Mutairi of committing an act of aggression against a foreign nation. Mutairi, the first Kuwait to be freed from Guantanamo Bay in January, had been charged with endangering Kuwait's foreign relations b (More) |
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UN torture investigator: US may be detaining terror suspects on warships
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak said Tuesday that the UN has learned of serious allegations that the US is secretly detaining prisoners aboard military vessels, perhaps in the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the US island base at Die (More) |
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Russian released from Guantanamo sues US for alleged abuses
A Muslim Russian national held at Guantanamo from summer 2002 to February 2004 has filed a lawsuit against the US government alleging rights abuses. At a press conference on Tuesday in Moscow Airat Vakhitov - formerly an imam at a mosque in Tatarst (More) |
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Senators say Gitmo should remain open, but detainee rules need to be defined
After spending the weekend at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, US Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) told reporters Monday that while closing the military detention center is not necessary, establishing a precise legal status for prison (More) |
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Defense Department releases new medical policies for detainees
US Department of Defense officials Monday released a new policy on responsibilities of military healthcare providers to detainees. The memorandum , circulated internally last week , reaffirms standards similar to those used in US federal prisons, (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainees allege Koran desecration
Six Pakistanis formerly held at Guantanamo Bay told reporters Monday after their release from subsequent detention in a Pakistani prison in Lahore that US personnel at the camp had abused the Koran in their presence. After being greeted by their f (More) |
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Lawyers frustrated by lack of hearings for Guantanamo detainees
Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo Bay say they are frustrated by delays that have prevented any court hearings for their clients, despite a US Supreme Court order from almost a year ago that granted them access to US courts . Differing interpreta (More) |
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UPDATE ~ US House members report improved conditions at Gitmo
After visiting the Guantanamo Bay detention center Saturday , House Republicans and Democrats reported that conditions at the facility are improving. The lawmakers traveled to the detention facility to witness interrogations and observe living condi (More) |
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US lawmakers visit Guantanamo prison
Sixteen US House members visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Saturday, with a Senate delegation to follow. The trip was planned in response to mounting concerns on both sides of the partisan aisle about alleged human rights violations (More) |
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Amnesty presses US on Guantanamo access, commission
Amnesty International Friday called for the US to open detention centers around the world to UN experts, expressing "deep regret" at the reluctance to to allow human rights experts to visit with detainees. The organization again called on (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
