Nov 28 UN condemns U.S. over torture, immigrant detainment and police malpractice By Laura Santhanam After reviewing the recent use of history of torture in the United States, the United Nations Committee Against Torture expressed concern that the United States has not gone far enough in the “absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment” of detainees,"… Continue reading
May 16 White House weighs legal implications of bringing Gitmo detainees onto U.S. soil By Donna Cassata, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Obama administration says that there are legal safeguards are in place in the event suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay are relocated to the United States and that detainees would be barred from receiving asylum and would have… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Likely Years Away Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind's Trial Likely Years Away… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Makes First Court Appearance in 3 Years Saturday's arraignment at Guantanamo Bay marked the first court appearance in more than three years for the self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and his alleged conspirators. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch ‘Extraordinary’ Guantanamo Documents Shed New Light on Detainees Hundreds of newly released classified documents revealed details on hundreds of men who have been held -- and are being held -- at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Jeffrey Brown discusses the leak, WikiLeaks' involvement and what was… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Supreme Court Appeals: Enron Chief’s Heard, Gitmo Uighurs’ Dismissed Margaret Warner talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling's appeal to the Supreme Court and the dismissal of a challenge brought by Chinese detainees at Guantanamo. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Michigan Town Weighs Moving Gitmo Detainees Next Door As the Obama administration contemplates how to close Guantanamo Bay prison, residents in the small town of Standish, Mich., are considering whether to support one plan under consideration at the White House that would bring suspected terrorists to a local… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Other News: New Prison for Gitmo Detainees Considered; Pilot’s Remains Found In other news, White House officials confirmed that the administration is weighing creating a prison inside the U.S. to both house and prosecute suspected terrorists, and a bombing carried out by the Taliban killed 11 people in western Afghanistan. Continue watching
May 22 Debate Over Guantanamo, Detainees Continues By Admin, PBS News Hour A day after dueling high-profile speeches over the handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, legislators and administration officials continue to voice both support and opposition to President Obama's plan to close the prison camp. Continue reading
Jun 12 Justices: Terror Suspects May Appeal Detentions By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, handing a stinging setback to the Bush administration. Continue reading