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The US Government is holding hundreds of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, most of whom were captured following the Coalition occupation of Afghanistan. The camps are located at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. The US Government claims these prisoners are 'illegal combatants', without the status of prisoners of war, or the rights they would have if held on US mainland territory. Many experts claim that this is a breach of international law. There is great concern about the conditions in which these prisoners are held, and the precedent created by this imprisonment.
Protesters bring Guantánamo to Grosvenor Square Demonstrators recreate detention camp outside US embassy in London. (Guardian, 11 Jan 2007) Peace activists target Guantanamo Anti-war activists are demonstrating near to the US prison in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to demand its closure. The 12 activists include an ex-detainee and relatives of another prisoner. The protest marks the fifth anniversary of the first "war on terror" detentions. (BBC, 11 Jan 2007) No release for Guantanamo detainees The hard core of detainees held at America's Guantanamo Bay detention camp will continue to be held indefinitely even if there is insufficient evidence to bring them to trial, a senior Bush administration official has warned. Of the 435 detainees currently being held at Guantanamo, only 10 have so far been charged with terrorism-related offences. (Telegraph, 15 Dec 2006) US rejects UK Guantanamo comments The US government has rebuffed UK calls to close its controversial detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. (BBC, 13 Oct 2006) Laywer: officer at Guantánamo threatened me A British lawyer who represents detainees at Guantánamo Bay yesterday claimed he was threatened with internment at the notorious camp by a US military officer. Clive Stafford-Smith told the Guardian that the US military claimed he had incited inmates to commit suicide and go on hunger strike. (Guardian, 27 Sep 2006) Falconer tones down his attack on Guantanamo Bay Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor, tempered his planned criticism of the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay as a "shocking affront" to democracy when he delivered a lecture in Australia yesterday. (Telegraph, 14 Sep 2006) Triple suicide at Guantanamo camp Three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have died in what appears to have been a suicide pact. (BBC, 11 Jun 2006) Guantanamo four win right to sue Four former Guantanamo Bay detainees have been given the right to bring a lawsuit against the US government for violating their religious beliefs. (BBC, 12 May 2006) US reveals names of Guantánamo detainees The US government has released its first official list of detainees at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp. List of prisoners (Guardian, 20 Apr 2006) Pentagon reveals Guantanamo names The US defence department has released the names and nationalities of some of the inmates detained at its Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. (BBC, 4 Mar 2006) Guantanamo man tells of 'torture' A Kuwaiti man being held at Guantanamo Bay has told the BBC in a rare interview that the force-feeding of hunger strikers amounts to torture. Fawzi al-Odah said hunger strikers were strapped to a chair and force-fed through a tube three times a day. (BBC, 3 Mar 2006) UN inquiry demands immediate closure of Guantanamo A United Nations inquiry has called for the immediate closure of America's Guantanamo Bay detention centre and the prosecution of officers and politicians "up to the highest level" who are accused of torturing detainees. (Telegraph, 13 Feb 2006) Amnesty urges UK to act on Guantánamo Britons The UK government must intervene on behalf of nine British residents being held without trial at the US Guantánamo Bay detention centre, Amnesty International urges today in a report on the impact on inmates' families. (Guardian, 6 Feb 2006) 500 detainees at Guantánamo four years on The human rights group Amnesty International marked the "fourth anniversary" of the first detainees arriving at Guantánamo Bay today by publishing more allegations of torture at the US detention centre. (Guardian, 11 Jan 2006) Merkel criticises Guantanamo Bay German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay "should not exist", in an interview days before she meets George W Bush. (BBC, 7 Jan 2005) 'They couldn't take away my dignity' This weekend Amnesty International is holding a conference in London which brings together the biggest gathering of former "war on terror" detainees. (Guardian, 18 Nov 2005) UN rejects Guantanamo visit offer UN human rights monitors say they will not accept a US offer to visit the Guantanamo Bay prison camp unless they are given free access to the prisoners. (BBC, 1 Nov 2005) UN invited to inspect Guantanamo The Pentagon has invited UN officials to visit the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, more than three years after first receiving the request. (BBC, 29 Oct 2005) Guantanamo food strike 'serious' The situation at Guantanamo Bay - where dozens of detainees are on hunger strike - is serious, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned. (BBC, 7 Oct 2005) US Senate backs detainee rights US senators have voted overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held in US custody abroad. (BBC, 6 Oct 2005) Guantanamo strike in second month A hunger strike by detainees at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp has entered a second month, says the US military. (BBC, 9 Sep 2005) Guantanamo hunger strike staged Scores of detainees at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have begun a hunger strike, human rights lawyers have said. (BBC, 2 Sep 2005) Judge backs Guantanamo challenge A US judge has ruled that special military tribunals being used to try hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are illegal. (BBC, 31 Jan 2005) Guantanamo four 'need treatment' The lawyer for two of the four Britons freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay has said they are victims of torture needing treatment and rehabilitation. (BBC, 26 Jan 2005) Tutu calls for Guantanamo release Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for the release of the remaining inmates at Guantanamo Bay and terror suspects detained without trial in the UK. (BBC, 12 Jan 2005) Police ban flags at Muslim celebrations Police have banned Muslims from carrying national flags at a series of religious celebrations later this month. (Telegraph, 12 Jan 2005) EU arms embargo on China 'to be lifted' The European Union's 15-year-old arms embargo on China will probably be lifted within the next six months, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said. (Telegraph, 12 Jan 2005) The man behind Sudan's peace deal Relieved and humbled are the words the mediator who brought to an end one of Africa's longest-running civil wars used to describe his feelings as Sudan's government and southern rebels signed their historic peace deal on Sunday. "I feel that God really chose to use me in these negotiations, I feel very humbled," General Lazaro Sumbeiywo, a retired Kenyan general, told the BBC's Network Africa programme. (BBC, 12 Jan 2005) UK residents 'still held in Cuba' Several 'forgotten' British residents remain in custody at Guantanamo Bay as well as the four Britons whose release has been announced, lawyers say. Feroz Abbasi, Richard Belmar, Moazzam Begg and Martin Mubanga are to be freed by the US in the next few weeks. (BBC, 11 Jan 2005) US launches Guantanamo abuse probe United States military officials have launched a new probe into charges of abuse against terrorist suspects being interrogated at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. (Scotsman, 6 Jan 2005) US plans permanent Guantanamo jails The United States is preparing to hold terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial, replacing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp with permanent prisons in the Cuban enclave and elsewhere, it was reported yesterday. (Guardian, 3 Jan 2005) Guantanamo detainees sue Four British men who were held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly three years launched a legal action against the US government yesterday, alleging torture and other human rights violations. Shafiq Rasul, 27, Asif Iqbal, 22, Rhuhel Ahmed, 22, and Jamal al-Harith, 37, lodged damages claims for £5.5 million at the Federal District Court in Washington. Among the defendants is Donald Rumsfeld, US defence secretary. (Telegraph, 28 Oct 2004) Guantanamo has 'failed to prevent terror attacks' Prisoner interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, the controversial US military detention centre where guards have been accused of brutality and torture, have not prevented a single terrorist attack, according to a senior Pentagon intelligence officer who worked at the heart of the US war on terror. Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Christino, who retired last June after 20 years in military intelligence, says that President George W Bush and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have 'wildly exaggerated' their intelligence value. (Guardian, 3 Oct 2004) Letter 'shows Guantanamo torture' The first uncensored letter from a Briton held at Guantanamo Bay shows he has been tortured, his lawyers claim. Moazzam Begg, 36, has been detained at the US military base without trial for two-and-a-half years. (BBC, 1 Oct 2004) Families call for immediate freeing of Britons caught in 'Kafka nightmare' The families and lawyers of four Britons still held in Guantánamo Bay demanded their immediate release yesterday as allegations of sustained abuse at the camp raised fresh fears for their mental and physical health. (Guardian, 5 Aug 2004) Afghanistan to Guantánamo Bay - the story of three British detainees Today the Guardian publishes extracts from a 115-page report based on lengthy interviews the 'Tipton three' gave about their treatment by US and UK officials and military. (Guardian, 4 Aug 2004) Britons allege Guantanamo abuse Three British men held by the US in Guantanamo Bay for more than two years have compiled a report alleging abuse and humiliation while in captivity. ...Asef Iqbal, Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul - all from Tipton in the West Midlands - returned to Britain in March having spent more than two years in American custody - first in Afghanistan, then at Guantanamo Bay. (BBC, 4 Aug 2004) Guantanamo sends Moroccans home Five Moroccans held at Guantanamo Bay have been returned to the authorities in their home country, Morocco's official news agency says. ...The men who arrived in the North African kingdom on Sunday were named by the MAP agency as Mohamed Ouzar, 24, Mohamed Mazouz, 30, Radouane Chekkouri, 32, Abdellah Tabarak, 49, and Brahim Benchakroun, 24. (BBC, 2 Aug 2004) Remand for French Guantanamo four Four French men repatriated from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have been remanded in prison. ...Mourad Benchellali, Nizar Sassi, Imad Kanouni and Brahim Yadel were placed under investigation on suspicion of associating with a terrorist organisation. ...Three other French suspects are still in US custody at Guantanamo Bay. (BBC, 1 Aug 2004) Ofwat to peg water groups' planned £22bn bill increases Ofwat, the water regulator, is set to disappoint the industry and provide welcome cheer to consumers by refusing to allow leading utility companies to increase prices by £22bn over the next five years. (Telegraph, 1 Aug 2004) 'Ghost detainees' at Camp Delta The Pentagon planned to continue the indefinite secret confinement of some prisoners at Guantánamo and exclude them from a promised annual review, it emerged yesterday. (Guardian, 10 Jul 2004) Tribunals to weigh detainees' status The Bush administration announced yesterday a new tribunal before which each accused terrorist at Guantanamo Bay may challenge his designation as an enemy combatant, unveiling its response to last week's Supreme Court ruling that opened courthouse doors to the military prisoners who have been held without trial for two years. (Boston Globe, 8 Jul 2004) Father welcomes Guantanamo ruling The father of a Briton held in Guantanamo Bay has welcomed a US court decision to allow prisoners to challenge their detention. (BBC, 29 Jun 2004) PM asks Bush to return detainees Prime Minister Tony Blair has personally asked US President George Bush to send home the four remaining British detainees in Guantanamo Bay. (Ananova, 26 Jun 2004) Guantanamo Bay trials unfair, says Attorney General Britain's senior law officer said yesterday that American plans for military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay were unacceptable to the Government. (Telegraph, 26 Jun 2004) Sister fears Guantánamo detainee may 'confess' The sister of a Briton still being held at Guantánamo Bay said yesterday she feared he would sign a false confession because of the gruelling conditions he faced and the length of his detention. Kathleen Mubanga, speaking about her brother Martin for the first time since he was taken to the US military base more than two years ago, added: "He's obviously under that kind of pressure because of the length of time they have had him there." (Guardian, 17 Jun 2004) US frees further 26 Guantanamo Bay prisoners The United States has released 26 more prisoners from the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sending 23 men to Afghanistan and three to Pakistan to be set free, the Pentagon said yesterday. (New Zealand Herald, 17 Mar 2004) How we survived jail hell For two years the Tipton Three have been silent prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. In a safe house in southern England at the weekend, Asif Iqbal was describing his survival, together with his friends Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul, after a massacre by US-backed Northern Alliance forces in Afghanistan - the start of a 26-month nightmare which ended last week with their release from the American detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Part two (Observer, 14 Mar 2004) Guantanamo Briton 'was tortured' One of the five Britons released from Guantanamo Bay claims US guards at the camp in Cuba tortured and abused him. Jamal Udeen has told the Daily Mirror he went to Pakistan to study Muslim culture but was taken prisoner after straying into Afghanistan by mistake. (BBC, 12 Mar 2004) Trauma fear for freed detainees The ordeal of Britain's five former Guantanamo Bay detainees could have far-reaching effects on the men, it has been claimed. (Ananova, 12 Mar 2004) My hell in Camp X-Ray A British captive freed from Guantanamo Bay today tells the world of its full horror - and reveals how prostitutes were taken into the camp to degrade Muslim inmates. Jamal al-Harith, 37, who arrived home three days ago after two years of confinement, is the first detainee to lift the lid on the US regime in Cuba's Camp X-Ray and Camp Delta. (Mirror, 12 Mar 2004) Cop quiz Delta Brits released FOUR British terror suspects arrested by police after being flown home from Guantanamo Bay were freed last night. All have been released without charge. (Sun, 11 Mar 2004) Freedom at last for Guantanamo Britons Britain's five former Guantanamo Bay detainees were enjoying their freedom amid mounting calls for them to sue those responsible for their incarceration. (Ananova, 11 Mar 2004) People the law forgot It is almost two years since the Guantanamo prison camp opened. Part two (Guardian, 3 Dec 2003) Guantanamo prisoners speak out A number of Pakistanis released from the US high-security prison in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay talk about their experiences. (BBC, 24 Nov 2003) Guantanamo cases go to top court The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals by detainees from the Afghan war held at the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba. (BBC, 11 Nov 2003) Lawyer claims US 'torturing' Guantanamo prisoners The US military has tortured terrorist suspects held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, a lawyer representing some of the suspects claims. (Ananova, 8 Oct 2003) Camp Delta inmates will talk for burgers American interrogators here have come up with a few new weapons as they try to pry loose the secrets of prisoners captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan. (Sunspot, 7 Sep 2003) US negotiate over British Guantanamo prisoners American legal chiefs will fly to London next week for further talks over the fate of British terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay. (Ananova, 6 Aug 2003) US halts Britons' terror hearings Moazzam Begg and Feroz Abbasi are among nine Britons held The United States has agreed to suspend controversial military court proceedings against all UK nationals held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba pending talks with British authorities. (BBC, 18 Jul 2003) Blair insists Guantanamo Britons must have lawful trial Britain is making "active representations" to US authorities over the trial of UK citizens held at Guantanamo Bay. (Ananova, 9 Jul 2003) Under 16s among Cuba camp terror suspects Some children under 16 are among terror suspects held at the US detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a military official has confirmed. ...Human Rights Watch said the youths' situation increased concerns about the indefinite detention of 660 males from 42 countries on suspicion of links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network or Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime. They have not been charged and are not allowed access to lawyers. (Ananova, 23 Apr 2003) Teens held in Guantanamo Three youths under the age of 16 are being held in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the US military has revealed - sparking renewed anger among human rights groups. (BBC, 23 Apr 2003) 
Afghans speak about their time at GuantanamoThree Afghans released after months of captivity at a US military base in Cuba say they were chained up during frequent interrogations. (Ananova, 29 Oct 2002) 'They interrogated us for hours' Three Afghan men captured by the US and held at a military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, today spoke for the first time about their time in captivity. (Guardian, 29 Oct 2002) The Camp X-Ray Brit BRITISH al-Qaeda suspect Feroz Abbasi kneels chained in a hellish half-world today as he waits for his interrogators. (Mirror, 21 Jan 2002) 
Stop this brutality in our name, Mister BlairTHIS is what is being done in the name of humanity, civilisation and the British people. These prisoners are trapped in open cages, manacled hand and foot, brutalised, tortured and humiliated. (Mirror, 21 Jan 2002) Page renaming: Until 28 Oct 2004 this page was named Camp Delta. |
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2007