USA: Supreme Court starts proceedings in Hamdan case

On 28 March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Hamdan is challenging President Bush’s authority to create Military Commissions without clear Congressional authorization. Arguments focused on the impact of the Detainee Treatment...

USA: Government releases identity of Guantánamo Bay detainees

In March and April, the Department of Defense released the first official list of 558 prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay detention centre, with summaries and transcripts of proceedings before the Administrative Review Board and the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. ...

UN: Independent experts call for Guantánamo Bay to be closed

On 16 February, five UN independent investigators issued a joint report on the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay, urging the US to close it down and either bring all detainees before an independent and competent tribunal or release them. The UN Secretary General and...
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