As the prisoners age, their physical and mental health needs are increasingly challenging, the leader of a visiting delegation said.
Tag: Detainees
Pentagon’s Repatriation of Algerian Leaves 30 Prisoners at Guantánamo
The transfer was the sixth of a cleared prisoner in six months in a Biden administration surge to reduce the prison population.
U.N. Investigators Protest to U.S. Over Health Care at Guantánamo Bay
The rapporteurs filed the complaint with the United States on Jan. 11 but kept it confidential until this weekend. Washington has yet to respond.
Doctor Denounces C.I.A. Practice of ‘Rectal Feeding’ of Prisoners
In a hearing at Guantánamo Bay, an expert gave a graphic public depiction of torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantánamo Bay
The latest release, of two Pakistanis never charged with a crime, reduced the detainee population of the once-sprawling prison complex to 32.
Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Has Big Dreams for a New Life in Belize
Majid Khan, a “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo Bay, was released last week after two decades of social isolation.
Pentagon Lifts Trump-Era Ban on Release of Guantánamo Prisoners’ Art
The Trump administration called detainee art U.S. government property and halted most releases. Lawyers never mounted an intellectual property case.
For Families and Detainees in Russian-Occupied Areas, a Grim Wait
After Russia’s retreat from Kherson city, Ukrainians in other occupied areas of the south had expectations of quickly regaining their freedom. But those hopes have been dashed.
They Won Guantánamo’s Supreme Court Cases. Where Are They Now?
The three former Guantánamo prisoners who defeated George W. Bush at the Supreme Court in landmark cases are ensconced in family life. We caught up with two of them. One is a home-heating serviceman in central England; the other is an Uber driver in th…
Taliban Release 2 Americans Detained in Afghanistan
One of the Americans being held is an independent filmmaker who had been held since August.