January 2010The Obama administration has always acknowledged that the Yemeni population at Guantanamo presents one of the most significant challenges to closing the prison camp. Of the 198 men currently at the...
April 2011A treasure trove of newly discovered documents about detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has revived familiar questions: Were too many innocent men incarcerated there ove...
Panelist: Darius Charney , Center for Constitutional Rights Jesus Gonzales , Make the Road- New York 's Youth Power Project Robert Perry , New York Civil Liberties Union Retired law enforcement...
Updated: September 27, 2010
August 2007Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees' alleged that U.S. violated its own rules in the Combatant Status Review Tribunals after it labeled hundreds of prisoners as enemy combatants.
March 2006On June 28,2004, the Supreme Court declared that, in Rasul v. Bush, 14 enemy combatants held in Guantanamo Bay could challenge their imprisonment in a federal court.
April 2007After drawing wide criticism for attempting to prohibit basic right's of detainees, the U.S. declared it would not limit detainees' visits with attorneys.
February 2007U.S. appeals court rules that Guantanamo detainees don’t have a right to habeas corpus.
February 2007Federal appeals court upholds new law which denies federal judges the right to review Guantanamo detainees' challenges to their detention.
December 2006Guantanamo review boards often fall short as a source of due process for detainees.
March 2005Detainees' stories emerge in court.
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