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More than seven years after U.S. forces picked up a 15-year-old boy in a remote Afghan town, the government appears to be on the verge of deciding where to give him his day in court.
Andy Worthington | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics
With no visible progress this was another dismal outing for the Commissions, and another warning for the Obama administration that any kind of revival of the wretched trial system will remain fraught with insoluble problems.
AP | MIKE MELIA | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A Canadian detainee rejected his U.S. military attorneys Monday at the first session of the Guantanamo war cri...
Andy Worthington | Posted 06.04.2009 | World
Just Binyam Mohamed and the Yemeni doctor, Ayman Batarfi have been cleared for release. At this rate, of course, it will take decades to close Guantánamo.
Andy Worthington | Posted 02.22.2009 | World
In one of his first acts as president, Obama ordered prosecutors in Guantanamo's Military Commission trials to ask for a four-month stay on all proceedings.
AP | BEN FOX | Posted 02.19.2009 | World
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Two alleged orchestrators of the 2001 attacks on America casually declared their guilt on Monday in a messy an...
Andy Worthington | Posted 02.09.2009 | World
The Military Commissions to try Guantanamo detainees have rarely grabbed the media attention that a novel, flagship program to try "terror suspects" should have attracted.
David Wallechinsky | Posted 01.10.2009 | World
If you happen to be either a terrorist seeking martyrdom or a Bush official who authorized the torture of the accused and would prefer that testimony regarding the torture not surface in a trial.
Andy Worthington | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
Several prominent human rights and legal organizations launched a campaign in Berlin on November 10, aimed at persuading European countries to accept cleared prisoners from Guant�namo.
Andy Worthington | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics
The latest news to rock the Commissions is that the trial of Omar Khadr... has been delayed until after the administration leaves office.
Andy Worthington | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
Vandevelt's profound criticisms of a system that imprisons juveniles and suppresses evidence relevant to the defense, is just part of a much darker narrative that has been unfolding for the last 18 months.
Andy Worthington | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
Today, Omar Khadr, the sole Canadian citizen in Guantánamo, marks his 22nd birthday in isolation. Seized in Afghanistan when he was just 15 years old...
Andy Worthington | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
Lost in the coverage of Hamdan's trial, which dominated media reports about Guantanamo was the fact that a twenty-third prisoner had been put forward for trial by Military Commission on July 28.
Andy Worthington | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
In 2003, when he was 16, Omar was visited by representatives of Special Investigations. The video shows Omar displaying his wounds, weeping uncontrollably and pulling at his hair in despair.
AP | CHARMAINE NORONHA | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
TORONTO — A 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay sobs during his questioning, holding up his wounded arms and begging ...
Andy Worthington | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
In April, Ibrahim al-Qosi also boycotted his pre-trial hearing, telling the judge, "I do not recognize the justice or the lawfulness of this court,
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David Danzig | Posted 10.08.2009 | World