Guantanamo Bay

Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees

Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees

They were freed from Guantánamo, but they’re still searching for a home.

Sep 8, 2021 / Feature / Clair MacDougall

Guantánamo Bay

Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed. Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed.

Republican senators say keeping Guantánamo open is the only way to get justice. We know otherwise.

Jun 21, 2021 / Valerie Lucznikowska

Michael Ratner

The Legacy of Radical Lawyer Michael Ratner The Legacy of Radical Lawyer Michael Ratner

His posthumous memoir, just released, is a powerful account of holding the powerful to account.

Jun 1, 2021 / David Cole

Guantánamo Bay

As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It

There are 28 men still detained at Guantánamo Bay in connection with the war in Afghanistan who must be released.

May 31, 2021 / Rear Admiral (Ret.) Donald J. Guter and Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Hutson

Guantanamo Protest

Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down? Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?

Dealing with the forever prison of America’s endless wars.

May 7, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg

How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama. How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

After one administration turns a blind eye to torture, we can expect little repercussions for throwing children in cages.

Feb 19, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

Demonstrators protest Guantanamo

We’re Still Living In Guantánamo’s Shadow We’re Still Living In Guantánamo’s Shadow

The detention camp has helped enshrine indefinite detention, secrecy, and rogue justice in American life.

Jan 22, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg and Joshua L. Dratel

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

The prison’s attempts to adjudicate justice are making their way to the mainland.

Oct 15, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Gitmo

Psychologists Are Standing Up Against Torture at Gitmo Psychologists Are Standing Up Against Torture at Gitmo

Sometimes the good guys do win.

Sep 11, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

Courtroom sketch of 9/11 defendants

How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution

This case is the last front in the long-running battle over the Bush-era torture regime.

Jul 19, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

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