The lawyer for five Gitmo prisoners charged in the 9-11 attacks has asked President Obama to declassify the CIA interrogation program that allegedly subjected prisoners to torture.
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that it has no jurisdiction to rule on a former Guantánamo Bay detainee’s lawsuit for damages.
The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of ex-Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa.
A military judge refused defendants’ request to suspend pretrial hearings in the case against five Guantánamo Bay prisoners related to the 9-11 terrorist attack.
The Joint Task Force at Guantánamo Bay suspended daily updates on detainee hunger strikes—despite the fact that 19 detainees continue to be force-fed.
A US judge ruled that the government does not have to release photographs and videotapes taken during the interrogation of Guantánamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani.
A federal judge denied a motion by Guantánamo Bay detainees to end forced feeding of hunger-striking prisoners, finding “there is nothing so shocking or inhumane” in the practice.
Four Guantánamo Bay prisoners filed a motion asking a US district court to order the prison’s officials to stop the practice of force-feeding hunger strikers.
A federal judge called on Congress and the president to give serious consideration to formulating a different approach for the handling of Guantánamo Bay detainee cases.
The US government released the names and nationalities of 46 men classified for “continued detention” at Guantánamo Bay, ineligible for release, transfer or prosecution.
The Pentagon announced that military commission charges have been filed against Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, who has been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2007.
President Obama’s speech outlining plans to restrict drone strikes and renew efforts to close Guantánamo Bay did little more than reiterate existing policy.
