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...

USA: A compromise reached on the Patriot Act

Amidst debate over the impact of the Patriot Act on civil liberties, both the House of Representatives and the Senate twice agreed to one-month extensions of the 16 provisions originally due to expire at the end of 2005. On 9 February, Republican Senators and the...
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