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UN rights chief calls for Guantanamo prison closure
April 5, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday called for US authorities to close down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, emphasizing the continued indefinite incarcerations of many detainees as a clear violation of international law. Of the 166 detainees in Guantanamo, about half have.... [more]
Obama ordered Guantanamo prison closed within one year [this day at law]
January 22, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
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.... [more]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
4/30/13: President Obama renewed pledge to close Guantanamo
4/28/13: Former Guantanamo detainee's lawyer announced appeal of terrorism conviction
4/22/13: US military confirmed more than half of Guantanamo detainees were on hunger strike
4/8/13: US announced it would notify Guantanamo.... [more]
Delay in Guantanamo closure due to White House failings: report
November 12, 2009 by Dwyer Arce
The likely failure to meet the self-imposed deadline for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is due to several missteps by the Obama administration, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress (CAP). In the report, the CAP criticized the White House.... [more]
House denies Guantanamo closure funds, restricts detainee transfers
June 19, 2009 by Matt Glenn
The US House of Representatives passed a spending bill Thursday that denied the Obama administration's request for $60 million to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and placed limits on the government's ability to transfer detainees to the US and release detainees to foreign countries....... [more]
EU and US agree on Guantanamo detainee transfer policies
June 15, 2009 by Christian Ehret
The Council of the European Union and the US jointly released a statement Monday outlining the terms of agreement for EU countries planning to accept Guantanamo Bay detainees. Affirming that the US is primarily responsible for the closure of the detention facility and finding residences for former.... [more]
Europe must help US close Guantanamo: UK ex-AG Goldsmith
February 9, 2009 by Tarah Park
Former British attorney general Peter Goldsmith on Mondayurgedthe UKand other European states to create an international coalition to assist the US in closing theGuantanamo Bay detention facility as soon as possible. Goldsmith said he understands that some countri....... [more]
Guantanamo prison closure order hailed worldwide
January 23, 2009 by Ximena Marinero
Human rights figures and political leaders around the world hailed Thursday's executive order by US President Barack Obama closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay welcomed the decision to close the prison, expressing hope that it would be....... [more]
Guantanamo is Closing: Now What? [op-ed]
January 22, 2009 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says the pending closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison by executive order of new US President Barack Obama pointedly leaves open the politically and legally troubling question of what to do with all the detainees....... [more]
Rights groups concerned by potential delay in closing Guantanamo
January 13, 2009 by Tere Miller-Sporrer
Human rights groups are concerned about US President-elect Barack Obama's intentions to keep the Guantanamo Bay detention center open for at least 100 days after taking office, according to a Monday report in the Miami Herald. On Sunday, Obama told ABC news in an interview that he would close th....... [more]
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