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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The Burning question: What have we learned from Guantanamo Bay?
With James Yee (former US army Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo) and Moazzam Begg
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Annual lecture with Moazzam Begg - Indian Muslim Welfare Society
Effective campaigning to bring about…
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Stage production: Guantánamo Boy
Launch of stage production based…
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PRESS LAUNCH: Laa Tansa: Never Forget
Cageprisoners launch LAA TANSA: NEVER…
What's New
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Urgent Appeal: Support Mohammed El Gharani—the youngest prisoner ever held in Guantánamo.
We are making an urgent appeal to support Mohammed El Gharani—the youngest prisoner ever held in Guantánamo
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How could Britain ban books in the 21st century? Islam & Life
In August 1966, Egyptian Islamist thinker and writer Sayyid Qutb was convicted…
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Urgent appeal: Former Guantanamo detainee, Abdel Aziz Nadji, sentenced to prison in Algeria
Abdel Aziz Nadji was held in Guantanamo for 8 years without charge…
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David Cameron calls for the reform of the European Court of Human Rights: His dangerous doublespeak fails Muslims, and fails to honour the memory of the Holocaust
In his speech on Wednesday calling for the reform of the European…
Blog
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#GTMO10YRS: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Let me put this into perspective. How much have you achieved, seen, lost and felt in the last ten years?
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Dark Times in a Western “Democracy”
The very same afternoon that the Tarek Mehanna verdict was announced, I was…
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How ‘Terminator’ influenced the US military’s strategy under the ‘War on Terror’ - the stark realities of drone warfare
The U.S Military terminology for a successful kill of ‘suspected’ combatants or…

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