The Biden administration had adopted a policy excluding all evidence obtained through torture; the prosecutor argued the law allowed it.
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As U.S. Seeks to Close Guantánamo, Saudi Center Could Be Option
The Biden administration is seeking places to send cleared detainees who cannot go home. A Saudi program could be an option once again.
Kenneth Roth, ‘Godfather’ of Human Rights Work, to Step Down
Mr. Roth joined Human Rights Watch when it was a fledgling organization. It has expanded into one of the most influential human rights advocacy groups.
9/11 Suspect Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care
Mohammed al-Qahtani had spent 20 years at Guantánamo Bay, where he was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court.
Trial Guide: The U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case at Guantánamo Bay
What to know about the death-penalty prosecution of a Saudi prisoner accused of plotting the attack on a Navy destroyer off Yemen in 2000 that killed 17 sailors.
Covid Cases Reach Pandemic High at Guantánamo Bay
The American base has reinstated a mandate for wearing masks indoors in response to an increase in infections.
No Sailors on Navy Ship Required Hospitalization After Coronavirus Outbreak
The base hospital at Guantánamo Bay gave vaccine booster doses to the ship to administer to anyone who wants one.
Covid Outbreak Strands U.S.S. Milwaukee in Guantánamo Bay
The crew held an open-air Christmas service on the pier, allowing the sailors to remain socially distanced.
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
Two More Guantánamo Detainees Are Approved for Release
A board has now backed the release of 12 out of the 39 men remaining at the prison, but U.S. diplomats must first reach security agreements with destination countries.