GTMO Hunger Strikes Intensify
Over the past few weeks, news reports of Guantanamo detainees engaging in hunger strikes have intensified. As of Saturday, April 6th, US Navy Captain Robert Durand reported that 41 of the 166 detainees...
View ArticleGTMO Force-Feeding Kit
There has been significant media coverage of the GTMO hunger strikes over the past few weeks, and the latest updates report that 10 detainees are currently being force-fed by GTMO officials. While...
View ArticleSome thoughts on GTMO hunger strike strategy
A friend of mine recently wrote me to about the hunger strikes taking place at Guantanamo. He made a very interesting comparison between the hunger striking strategy employed by the Guantanamo...
View ArticleGTMO GENERAL ON HUNGER STRIKES: “THE POWER TO END THIS IS IN THEIR HANDS”
Recently, the hunger strikes by detainees at Guantanamo Bay have reached new heights. The strikes began with six detainees in early March, and quickly grew to 103 detainees by mid-May. Guards have...
View ArticleThe Right to Refuse Foreign Visitors: One of the Few Rights Guaranteed to...
Earlier this month, the U.S. State Department denied a Russian delegation permission to visit with Ravil Mingazov (ISN 702), a detainee in Guantanamo Bay. Mingazov is well known in Russia, as a former...
View ArticleGuantanamo Detainees Request Independent Medical Services
Last month, 13 Guantanamo detainees wrote an open letter requesting independent medical examinations and advice. The detainees, who are using their hunger strike as a means of communication and to gain...
View ArticleSenate Armed Services Committee Approves Guantanamo Transfer Bill
It now appears that the government is taking steps toward lightening the burden on Guantanamo Bay, and perhaps even closing it. Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the Senate Armed Services...
View ArticleDetainees Turn to Courts to Stop Force-Feeding
Despite prior rulings that federal courts have no jurisdiction over the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, attorneys for detainees at the detention center have now turned to the court system for...
View ArticleJudge Claims No Jurisdiction Over Force-Feeding at Guantanamo
Yesterday, multiple news outlets reported that despite efforts by defense attorneys for Guantanamo Bay detainees, federal courts do not have the power to stop Guantanamo personnel from force-feeding...
View ArticleForce-Feeding Condemned by Top Congressmen
As the controversy surrounding force-feeding tactics at Guantanamo Bay continues, two top members of the U.S. Senate have spoken out in favor of ending the practice. Senators Richard Durbin and Dianne...
View ArticleSJC to Hold Hearing on Guantanamo
At 2:00PM today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Closing Guantanamo: The National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights implications.” Speaking at the hearing will be several...
View ArticleSenate Panel Debates the Close of Guantanamo
Yesterday afternoon, for the first time since 2009, a Senate committee took to the issue of closing the Guantanamo detention center. The hearing was called by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), the...
View ArticleInside the SJC’s Guantanamo Debate
Last week, we wrote about the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Guantanamo Bay. The debate, entitled “Closing Guantanamo: The National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights Implications,” brought...
View ArticleDispatch from Guantanamo Bay: US v. Mohammed
“It’s a Mixture of Kafka, Machiavelli, Catch 22, and George Orwell’s 1984. It just depends on the day” – Major Jason Wright Defense Counsel for K.S.M. Last week, I had the opportunity to...
View ArticleGTMO Hunger Strikes Intensify
Over the past few weeks, news reports of Guantanamo detainees engaging in hunger strikes have intensified. As of Saturday, April 6th, US Navy Captain Robert Durand reported that 41 of the 166 detainees...
View ArticleGTMO Force-Feeding Kit
There has been significant media coverage of the GTMO hunger strikes over the past few weeks, and the latest updates report that 10 detainees are currently being force-fed by GTMO officials. While...
View ArticleSome thoughts on GTMO hunger strike strategy
A friend of mine recently wrote me to about the hunger strikes taking place at Guantanamo. He made a very interesting comparison between the hunger striking strategy employed by the Guantanamo...
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