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Detainee is neutral term used to indicate people held by a government, such as those it does not classify and treat as either prisoners of war or suspects in criminal cases... [ Wikipedia ]
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Belarus released 7 detainees, including presidential candidate
January 29, 2012
On January 29, 2011, Belarus released seven people, including a presidential candidate, who were detained in December 2010 following protests over the country's presidential election. The releases were made amid speculation that the European Union (EU) would impose another travel ban on Belarusian P....... [more]
Libya torture causing prisoner deaths: AI
January 27, 2012
Amnesty International (AI) Thursday reported the recent deaths of several Libyan detainees who were apparently tortured while in custody. The deaths come amid allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment of detainees accused of being pro-Gaddafi loyalists and fighters during the Libyan confl....... [more]
Federal judge sentenced ex-Guantanamo detainee to life imprisonment
January 25, 2012
On January 25, 2010, a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Judge Lewis Kaplan had previously issued a rulin....... [more]
Obama ordered Guantanamo prison closed within one year
January 22, 2012
On January 22, 2009, US President Barack Obama issued an executive order directing that the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities be closed "as soon as practicable" and setting a deadline of January 22, 2010. The administration also undertook a review of the military commission process used to prosecu....... [more]
US released names of Bagram detainees
January 15, 2012
On January 15, 2010, the US Department of Defense (DOD) released the names of prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in September 2009. The list contained the names of 645 prisone....... [more]
Latif v. Obama: Redaction Riddle Resolved
January 14, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnists Mark Denbeaux, Nick Stratton and Lauren Winchester of Seton Hall University School of Law say the right to a meaningful habeas corpus proceeding by Guantanamo detainees has been complicated by a recent decision making it more difficult for detainees to challenge the evidence....... [more]
Guantanamo Bay detention facility marks tenth anniversary of operation
January 11, 2012
Wednesday marked the tenth annivesary of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. On January 11, 2002, 20 detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, imprisoned as the first "enemy combatants" in the War on Terror declared by the US after 9/11. The 20 men were the first of nearly 800 prisoners to pa....... [more]
JURIST Publishes New Guantanamo Bay Feature
January 11, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Matthew Shames
(412) 383-7633
executivedirector@jurist.org
JURIST Publishes New Guantanamo Bay Feature
Pittsburgh, PA- January 11, 2012- JURIST is proud to announce publication of a new feature section on the US base at Guantanamo Bay. JURIST has been provid....... [more]
First detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay
January 11, 2012
On January 11, 2002, the first detainees were brought to the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The first detainees had been captured by the US military during the course of the "War on Terror" declared following 9/11. The detainees were designated as unlawful enemy combatants by....... [more]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012
4/4/11: Holder announced 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
1/19/11: Obama administration announced it may resume military commissions
1/7/11: Obama signed law barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
12/22/10: Congress approved defense spending bill preventing US trials fo....... [more]
Obama signed law barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
January 7, 2012
On January 7, 2011, President Barack Obama signed a bill barring the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the US for trial. The provision was part of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act of 2011. The bill contained funding for domestic security and overseas operations, but included rest....... [more]
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