Andy Worthington
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Ending Bush's big lie on Guantánamo
The Obama administration has fallen into the trap of demonising innocent Guantánamo detainees as dangerous terrorists
With indefinite detention and transfer bans, Obama and the Senate plumb new depths on Guantánamo
Andy Worthington reports on how President Obama and the US Congress have both failed the Guantanamo prisoners.
Guantánamo is "a piece of hell that kills everything": A bleak New Year message from Yemeni prisoner Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif
Andy Worthington reveals a distressing letter from Guantanamo by Yemeni prisoner Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif.
Christmas at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington reminds readers of the plight of the Guantanamo prisoners - and, in particular, the Yemeni Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif.
President Obama loses the plot on Guantánamo
Andy Worthington examines Obama's capitulation on indefinite detention without charge or trial for Guantanamo prisoners in his recent news conference.
Lawyers for Ahmed Belbacha, Guantánamo prisoner and former UK resident, sue UK government over refusal to disclose evidence of his abuse
Andy Worthington on attempts by lawyers for Ahmed Belbacha to secure vital information in the possession of the British government.
Tell the UK government we need a deadline for the return of Shaker Aamer from Guantánamo
Andy Worthington points out that incessant pressure on the UK and US governments is required to secure Shaker Aamer's return.
On Human Rights Day, public figures call for worldwide ban on solitary confinement and prisoner isolation
A welcome new initiative to ban solitary confinement throughout the world, launched on Human Rights Day.
Guantánamo: A dismal week for America
Andy Worthington on Congressional opposition to closing Guantanamo, and an untrustworthy "recidivism" report.
Report on "A Day for Shaker Aamer" and screenings of "Outside the Law" - and a message of support from Ken Livingstone
Andy Worthington reports on yesterday's successful event in Battersea for Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantanamo.
Events
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International human rights breaches - State accountability v State immunity
A forum to discuss the issues surrounding International human rights breaches – State accountability v…
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Legal seminar: Preserving the rule of law: taking a risk
A discussion between noted human…
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Extradited to a future of torture: the reality of solitary confinement in America
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Spying and Entrapment
What's New
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The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Fascinating, revealing and harrowing handwritten account of detention, interrogation and abuse by prisoner still at Guantanamo
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TRAITOR: a Guantanamo guard's journey to Islam
“Traitor?” is the story of an American soldier's journey to Islam having…
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Starving for justice
Shaker Aamer, Fayiz al-Kandari, Samir Moqbel and 163 other have been starving…
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Are Muslims active enough in the fight against Guantanamo?
Tariq Ramadan speaks to Moazzam Begg about the Guantanamo hunger strikers and…
Blog
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Help Lynne Stewart, civil rights lawyer for Muslim defendants, stay alive
Lynne Stewart is a prominent civil rights lawyer who’s now facing the prospect of death on the inside.
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How your Schedule 7 swab could help get your family arrested
Have you ever been swabbed under Schedule 7 or in any criminal…
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Why haven't you signed the Shaker Aamer petition?
What do you see when you read the name? I often…



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