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Rather than keeping us safer, the prison at Guantanamo weakens American national security.

The continued detention of prisoners without charge at Guantanamo undermines our national security and is a recruiting bonanza for our enemies. We’ve joined forces with a group of retired generals and admirals; together we are pressing President Obama to deliver on his promise to shut down the prison. Our Blueprint on How to Close Guantanamo is a detailed roadmap for how to get there. Photo: AP.

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February 28, 2019

Another GTMO Detainee Refuses to Participate in PRBs

By Alexa Potter Tuesday morning, I attended the Periodic Review Board (PRB) hearing for Guantanamo detainee Sharqawi Abdu Ali Al Hajj, a 44-year-old Yemeni detained since September 2004. But it...

February 06, 2019

Detached Retina Stalls 9/11 “Mastermind” Trials at Guantanamo Bay

By Joy Bagwell This past week, the alleged 9/11 masterminds sat for their 33rd round of pre-trial hearings in the Guantanamo Bay military commissions system. The five defendants—Khalid Sheik...

February 01, 2019

No End in Sight for GTMO Detainee

By Alexa Potter This Tuesday morning, the Periodic Review Board (PRB) held a hearing for Guantanamo detainee Said Bin Brahim Bin Umran Bakush. Bakush, a 48-year-old Algerian national who has been...

December 17, 2018

Guantanamo Detainee Questions Scope of the Government’s Detention Authority

By Joy Bagwell The Guantanamo Bay Periodic Review Board convened on Tuesday, November 20 to determine whether Hasan Ahmen Guleed, also known as Guled Hassan Duran, should be transferred out of the...

December 17, 2018

Alleged Bin Laden Bodyguard Boycotts Periodic Review Board Process

On Tuesday the Periodic Review Board held a review of Guantanamo detainee Sanad Ali Yislam Al Kazimi. Al Kazimi refused to participate, however, and a statement from his personal representative...

December 03, 2018

KSM: Over a Decade of Trials, Still No Justice

The continuing disarray of the Guantanamo military commissions was on full display earlier this month at the pretrial hearings for the five co-defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks....

November 19, 2018

Fit For Court? Another Medical Emergency in Guantanamo

By Elaina Stephenson Earlier this month, I traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to observe the military proceedings in the Abd al Hadi al Iraqi case. The Hadi case is unusual in and of itself, but...

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Issue Brief | January 04, 2019

Detaining and Prosecuting Terrorism Suspects

Introduction

Issue Brief | January 04, 2019

Detaining and Prosecuting Terrorism Suspects

Introduction As the armed conflict with various organized terrorist groups stretches into its sixteenth year, the United States continues to wrestle with the most effective way to handle captured...

Factsheet | December 20, 2018

Closing Guantanamo

Closing Guantánamo is a “national security imperative” according to the Department of Defense. Guantánamo is a symbol of the failed war in Iraq, torture, and delayed justice for hundreds of men...

Issue Brief | December 20, 2018

Guantanamo Detainee Transfers

How are Guantanamo detainees approved for transfer out of the prison, and what does that process involve? This brief outlines how the current mechanisms work and how they differ from those used by...

Factsheet | October 10, 2018

Guantanamo by the Numbers

The Detainees Detainees currently held at Guantánamo: 40. Total number of detainees ever incarcerated at Guantánamo: 780. Detainees released under President Bush: Over 500. Detainees...