Mocking the law, judges rule that evidence is not necessary to hold insignificant Guantánamo prisoners for the rest of their lives
Andy Worthington laments how a politicized appeals court in the US has destroyed all notion of justice at Guantanamo.
Habeas hell: How the Great Writ was gutted at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington analyzes how the Guantanamo prisoners' habeas corpus petitions have been rendered meaningless by judges and the Obama administration.
Anwar Al-Awlaqi: Judge rules that President's decision to assassinate US citizens abroad, without due process or explanation, is "judicially unreviewable"
Andy Worthington reports on a US judge's distressing failure to challenge the Obama administration's "targeted killing" programme for US citizens.
Aafia Siddiqui
Heart for the fight - round 2
As I think of the sentence of our sister Aafia Siddiqui and indeed all the other prisoners, so many of them are people who lived their lives for the sake of Allah alone and were amongst the best of us, and thus do the promises of Allah come true.
By one vote, US court OKs torture and “extraordinary rendition”
Andy Worthington analyzes last week's depressing US court ruling, denying justice to torture victims under the guise of "state secrets."
Nine years after 9/11, US court concedes that international laws of war restrict President’s wartime powers
Andy Worthington dissects an important, but little-noticed struggle in the US courts regarding the President's wartime powers.
Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee for lack of evidence
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday released a partially redacted opinion ordering the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif for lack of evidence.
Son, I would prefer to see you die in prison
The passing away of the father of Shaykh Ali al-Tamimi brings with it recollection of the courage of the family.
Guantánamo Algerian returns home; Will Obama suspend further transfers?
The story of Abdul Aziz Naji, forcibly repatriated from Guantanamo to Algeria last week - and calls for no further transfers.
Obama and US Courts repatriate Algerian from Guantánamo against his will; may be complicit in torture
In pursuing the first enforced repatriation of a Guantanamo prisoner, Obama and the US courts may be complicit in torture.
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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TRAITOR: a Guantanamo guard's journey to Islam
“Traitor?” is the story of an American soldier's journey to Islam having found it in the 'armpit of the world', Camp Delta,…
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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…
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Guantanamo: 100 days of hunger strike - Template Khutba
For exactly 100 days today, Guantanamo detainees have been on hunger strike,…
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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