Watching the Shadows
Senate bill to halt release of Gitmo inmates
A group of US senators led by John McCain proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on the release or transfer of prisoners from Guantánamo Bay.
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US sentences Muslim cleric to life imprisonment
The US sentenced Egyptian-born cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to life in prison for supporting terrorism. The European Court of Human Rights had earlier barred his extradition.
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Ex-Gitmo detainee conviction overturned
The convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions overturned the conviction of ex-Gitmo detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed, who has been repatriated to Sudan.
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US to release five Gitmo prisoners to Kazakhstan
The Defense Department announced that five prisoners at Guantánamo Bay will be released to Kazakhstan, bringing the number of detainees remaining at the facility to 127.
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Four Afghans transferred from Guantánamo
The US Department of Defense repatriated four Guantánamo Bay detainees to Afghanistan, despite restrictions on detainee transfers in the new defense spending bill.
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Latin America: IACHR calls for CIA torture probe
While many in the US seemed shocked by the Senate's torture report, some US media wrote honestly about the "direct line" from torture in Latin America to the post-9-11 version.
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Senate report: CIA torture techniques ‘ineffective’
"Enhanced interrogation techniques" employed during the Bush administration were "ineffective," finds a long-awaited report by the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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Six Gitmo detainees transferred to Uruguay
The US Department of Defense released six Guantánamo Bay detainees to Uruguay—days after a UN report criticized the US for non-compliance with the Convention Against Torture.
North America
UN committee against torture criticizes US
The UN Committee Against Torture urged the US to begin prompt investigations into all cases of police brutality and excessive use of force, especially citing the Ferguson case.
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DoD announces transfer of Gitmo detainees
The US Department of Defense announced the transfer of five detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Slovakia and Goergia, leaving 143 prisoners at the facility.
North Africa
UK court says Libyan can sue over rendition
A British court ruled that former Libyan rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj can sue the UK government for its alleged role in his detention and rendition.
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Judge orders release of Gitmo force-feeding videos
A US federal judge ordered the public release of 28 videos showing the forced feeding of Guantánamo Bay detainee Wa'el Dhiab.