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      Three protesters in orange jumpsuits and black bags on their heads hold a sign reading, "Release those unjustly bound."

      After 21 Years, the Harms of Guantánamo Bay Are Still Unending

      A recent U.N. report calls for a way forward that directly addresses the crimes of the past, including the need for public apology, compensation to former detainees, and the shutting down of that infamous prison.

      Karen Greenberg
      Aug 01, 2023

      There can be little question that the grim prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which still shows no sign of closing anytime soon, is a key legacy—in the worst sense imaginable—of America’s post-9/11 forever wars. I’ve been covering the subject for decades now, and that shameful legacy has never diminished.

      Last month, in response to a column I wrote for TomDispatch—one of dozens, I’m sad to say, that I’ve done on Guantánamo over these endless years—I received a surprise email: an invitation to attend a meeting at the British Parliament. A group known as the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, formed this April, was gathering for the second time. Its stated purpose is “to urge the U.S. administration to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, to ensure the safe resettlement of those approved for release, and to ensure that due process is expedited for all the remaining prisoners.” Nine members of the House of Parliament and four Members of the House of Lords have already joined the group.

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      Demonstrators hold a sign during a protest calling for the closure of Guantánamo in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 11, 2022.

      'Scathing' Report From UN Expert's Historic Visit Revives Calls to Close Guantánamo

      "It is well past time to demand the closure of the prison, accountability from U.S. officials, and reparations for the torture and other ill-treatment that the detainees have suffered at the hands of the U.S. government," said one campaigner.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jun 26, 2023

      Human rights advocates on Monday renewed their calls for the swift closure of the U.S. prison at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay in Cuba after a United Nations expert released the findings from her historic trip to the infamous facility.

      The prison was established in 2002, after then-President George W. Bush launched the War on Terror in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. On the campaign trail and since taking office, President Joe Biden—who is seeking reelection next year—has indicated he wants to close the facility. His administration was the first to allow a visit by a U.N. expert earlier this year.

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      UN Human Rights Expert to Conduct First-Ever Visit to Guantánamo Bay Prison

      "It's hard to exaggerate the importance of this visit more than two decades since Guantánamo was open to hold detainees beyond the reach of the law," said one ACLU official.

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 01, 2023

      For the first time ever, a United Nations human rights and counterterrorism expert will visit the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a U.N. office announced Wednesday.

      The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Irish attorney and law professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin—the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism—will visit Guantánamo as part of a "technical visit to the United States" from February 6-14.

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