Michael Ratner, Jules Lobel, The Nation. December 1, 2008. If Congress chooses to rebrand Guantanamo with a legal gloss, it will legitimize the indefinite imprisonment of people without charge.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. November 29, 2008. Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough."
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. November 19, 2008. If President-elect Barack Obama truly plans to make good on his promise to close the American gulag, he should start by heeding this advice.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 27, 2008. The government's case against the Canadian child soldier, who was only 15 when he was imprisoned, is collapsing.
Center for Constitutional RightsOctober 7, 2008. The prisoners are all Uigur men who would face persecution -- even death -- if returned to their native China.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 20, 2008. Yesterday was the birthday of Guantanamo's child soldier and sole Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, who has been held in isolation since he was 15.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 18, 2008. The latest charges brought forth at Gitmo are an alarming reminder of the misplaced zeal of the Military Commissions.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. August 30, 2008. More than two years after the government began investigating the suicides of three Guantanamo prisoners, disturbing questions remain.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. August 13, 2008. Until now, the Bush administration has said it has the right to hold "enemy combatants" without charge or trial. The Hamdan sentence says otherwise.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. August 6, 2008. Widely considered a trial of the military commissions system itself, the Hamdan trial was a two-week exercise in government secrecy and propaganda.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 25, 2008. As the military commission trial of Salim Hamdan continues, justice and logic remain in short supply.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 22, 2008. A 5 to 4 ruling in the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri legitimizes the president's right to indefinitely imprison "enemy combatants."
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 16, 2008. A closer look at the first Guantánamo interrogation to be released on video reveals, above all, a "victimized and exploited" child.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 2, 2008. The ruling in Parhat v. Gates invokes Lewis Carroll: "the fact the government has 'said it thrice' does not make an allegation true."
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. June 24, 2008. "At least 30 of those prisoners hitherto released from Guantánamo have returned to the battlefield," the belligerent judge said. This is a lie.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. June 17, 2008. The Supreme Court's Boumediene ruling shows how delicately the bench is balanced -- and the dark consequences that await if McCain is elected.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 13, 2008. Thursday's verdict is a resounding triumph for the importance of the law as a check on unfettered executive power and the caprice of politicians.
Sharon Stello, The Davis Enterprise. June 11, 2008. At a recent event at UC Davis, Amy Goodman interviewed three former detainees, who spoke about their experiences, and why we must fight back.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 9, 2008. While much reporting after last week's arraignments focused on KSM's desire to be executed, torture itself is on trial at Guantánamo Bay.
The NationJune 8, 2008. In a letter to Congress, human rights leaders urge Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stop funding torture in the so-called "war on terror."
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 5, 2008. Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed Hashim's delusions of grandeur have led the Pentagon to charge him with "providing material support for terrorism."
