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US military meeting Gitmo detainees' calls for better conditions
Two attorneys representing inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison told reporters Saturday that the US military has agreed to meet several demands of prisoners for better conditions at the facility, including greater access to books and bottled water with (More) |
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US to improve conditions for some detainees at Gitmo
The US military is scheduled to complete ongoing renovations to some areas of Guantanamo Bay by Monday, creating improved facilities for detainees who are deemed no longer a threat to the United States, Brig. General Jay Hood revealed in an affidav (More) |
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US negotiating with 10 more countries to send Gitmo detainees home
In addition to the deals currently being finalized between the United States and the governments of Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, the US is negotiating with 10 more Muslim countries to return their citizens held at Guantanamo Bay , the Wash (More) |
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UPDATE ~ US negotiating with three nations about transfer of Gitmo prisoners
Updating an earlier story, the US is now reportedly engaged in discussions with three countries about the transfer of detainees currently being held in Guantanamo Bay back to their home jurisdictions. A US agreement with Saudi Arabia and Yemen for (More) |
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US agrees to 'gradual' transfer of prisoners to Afghan custody
A US embassy spokesman in Kabul said Thursday that the US will gradually return Afghan prisoners in US custody to Afghan custody once Afghanistan develops the capacity to detain them. The announcement comes after President Bush's meetings in May (More) |
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Yemeni foreign minister says US releasing 7 Yemen citizens from Gitmo
Yemen's foreign minister said Sunday that the US has officially agreed to release seven Yemenis currently being held at the US terror detention camp at Guantanamo Bay . Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said a date has not been determined for the prisoners' (More) |
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UN rights panel says US late filing report on treatment of detainees
The UN Human Rights Committee said Friday that the US will be late in submitting a report on its anti-terrorist measures, including the treatment of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay . The UN received a letter from US officials info (More) |
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Government refuses to comply with order to release Abu Ghraib photos
US Department of Defense lawyers have refused to comply with a federal judge's order to release pictures and videotapes documenting the abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners, alleging release "could result in harm to individuals." Judge Alvi (More) |
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Gitmo prisoners protest detentions with hunger strike
Fifty-two detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp are protesting their detentions and allegedly inhumane treatment by refusing meals, according to a statement released Thursday by the naval base's Joint Task Force . The prisoners have so far (More) |
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Released Afghan detainees claim widespread hunger strike at Gitmo
Two just-released Guantanamo Bay detainees told reporters Wednesday that more than 180 prisoners at the US detention facility in Cuba are 14 days or so into a hunger strike. Habir Russol and Moheb Ullah Borekzai, both from Afghanistan, indicated (More) |
First Non-Aligned Movement conference closes
On September 6, 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement concluded its first official conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The organization was founded in 1955 to support mostly developing countries who did not wish to side with either of the great Cold War powers. It also worked to shepherd these nations through the process of decolonization.
Learn more about the history and founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement.
