Below, on youtube, you can watch the first five minutes of the film via. Apr 25, 2018 safi, morocco his days in captivity inside the u. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images outside the law. Stories from guantanamo by andy worthington november 8, 2009. The child soldier on trial at guantanamo human rights watch. Cells have a window, a sink and clothing hooks that bend if weight is applied to them to prevent suicides. Parallels in the first memoir from a prisoner still being held at guantanamo, mohamedou ould slahi tells how he went from his native. A documentary telling the story of guantanamo, focusing on the stories of three prisoners, shaker aamer, binyam mohamed and omar deghayes. Jonathan hafetz is associate professor at seton hall law school and has litigated numerous landmark habeas corpus detention cases. Weve joined forces with a group of retired generals and admirals.
Jan 20, 2015 a guantanamo diary from a prisoner still on the inside. Questioned at gunpoint, shackled, forced to pose naked. President trump wants to keep using it, but well keep pushing until we succeed. Stories from guantanamo 107 pakistan 14 pakistanis in guantanamo 62 palestinians in guantanamo 26 phonehacking scandal 9 photos of america 19 poems from guantanamo 8 prisoners released from guantanamo 100 qalaijanghi massacre 38 ramzi bin alshibh 32 return to torture 46 revolution in the middle east 52. Apr 28, 2018 the guantanamo bay detention center archive is collecting records from attorneys who have defended guantanamo detainees and other detainees held outside the law, including texts, visual documentation photographs, film, and video, and oral histories from lawyers and former detainees. National security or civil liberty unclassified 5a. Our blueprint on how to close guantanamo is a detailed roadmap for how to get there. As these materials are gathered and processed, they will. Younous chekkouri says he was tortured at guantanamo bay and. He also is the coeditor with mark denbeaux of the guantanamo lawyers. The detainees and the stories they told me by mahvish rukhsana khan.
Oct 27, 2010 the plea bargain indeed is a hand well played by the prosecution. Andy worthington a freelance journalist and historian. A cspan crew accompanied a congressional delegation and several reporters on an inspection of detention facilities at guantanamo bay. The marshall project chronicles the story of one of the last men at. The continued detention of prisoners without charge at guantanamo undermines our national security and is a recruiting bonanza for our enemies. Download a quicktime movie of the trailer outside the law. It has cleansed this case of all its untidy aspects. Stories from guantanamo is powerful rebuke to the myth that guantanamo holds the worst of the worst. Guantanamo lies at the heart of the american empire, a dominion at once rooted in specific locales and dispersed unevenly all over the world.
Examining how the bush administration turned its back on domestic and international law. The bush administration intended for the men to be outside the reach of lawyers and the rule of law. A special tribunal for international terrorist suspects protected military base, but because the bush administration believed its unsettled legal status placed it outside the. Focusing on three prisoners, shaker aamer, binyam mohamed and omar deghayes, it is a powerful rebuke to the myth that. Guantanamo might have fallen off the radar for many americans, but for much of the world, the plight of the detainees remains firmly planted at the center stage of global affairs. The united states first acquired the land around guantanamo bay in 1 898, when it occu. A total of 84 gitmo detainees have been cleared for release since january 2010, but have not yet been freed in part because of problems with detainees being. Jan 21, 2020 similar to many american towns, guantanamo bay is furnished with subdivisions, baseball fields, and chain restaurants. Released in advance of the film, these can be viewed online using the links below torture at guantanamo bay. He is also the author of two books on modern british social history, and is the codirector, with polly nash, of the new documentary film, outside the law. Just forty one inmates remain at the infamous guantanamo bay prison.
Bush, which extended habeas corpus rights to detainees held at guantanamo, lawyers for bagram detainees sought to have those rights applied to their clients. The remaining residents are family members of the military, local cuban support staff, and laborers from neighboring countries. Lesley stahl gets unprecedented access to the guantanamo bay, cuba, facility where the accused 911 terrorists will face trial. Matt sprake these three men are among 149 inmates from 21 countries trapped here in legal limbo for up to. Delegation members spoke about the trip prior to and following. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. The heartbreaking stories of the guantanamo prisoners, loved ones, and whistleblowers. Stories from guantanamo at the future of freedoms economic liberty lecture series at george mason university on. Stories from guantanamo tells the story of guantanamo, extraordinary rendition and secret prisons, examining how the bush administration turned its back on domestic and international laws, rounding up prisoners in afghanistan and pakistan without adequate screening and often for large bounty payments, and why some of these men may have been in. The ten year anniversary of guantanamo page is a compilation of selected human rights watch reporting on guantanamo and related matters over the past decade, as. Focusing on the stories of three prisoners, shaker aamer, binyam mohamed and omar deghayes, outside the law.
At 15 omar khadr was held at the us military prison at guantanamo bay in cuba. Matt sprake these three men are among 149 inmates from 21 countries trapped here in. Jul 23, 20 bush, which extended habeas corpus rights to detainees held at guantanamo, lawyers for bagram detainees sought to have those rights applied to their clients. The sun heats above and the royal palm enlights us with the pride of my cuban soil here it cant be found a song in vain chorus mi casa why su casa, guantanamo the grass is greener on my. The hunger strikes video animation in march 20, reports of a hunger strike at guantanamo bay, the us detention camp in cuba, began to surface. Aug 03, 2004 questioned at gunpoint, shackled, forced to pose naked. Timi hendrix schlaflos in guantanamo lyrics genius lyrics. Provided to youtube by danmark music group girl from guantanamo orera golden hits 4. Jan 06, 2012 the ten year anniversary of guantanamo page is a compilation of selected human rights watch reporting on guantanamo and related matters over the past decade, as well as facts and figures comparing. Parallels in the first memoir from a prisoner still being held at guantanamo, mohamedou ould. Dec 03, 2014 provided to youtube by danmark music group girl from guantanamo orera golden hits 4. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Outside the law stories from guantanamo watch online.
Fashioned as an island outside the law where terrorism suspects could be. A guantanamo diary from a prisoner still on the inside. Andy worthington gave this talk on his new documentary film, outside the law. British detainees tell their stories of guantanamo bay. May 19, 2017 just forty one inmates remain at the infamous guantanamo bay prison. Become a better singer in only 30 days, with easy video lessons. Similar to many american towns, guantanamo bay is furnished with subdivisions, baseball fields, and chain restaurants. But outside of the detention centre, more than 5,000 american troops and hundreds of staff call the us territory home.
My guantanamo diary npr coverage of my guantanamo diary. A video introduction takes viewers inside the guantanamo bay naval base and joint task force guantanamos detention operations on the island. The last was a year ago when yemeni prisoner mohammad ahmed abdullah saleh al hanashi hanged himself. The plea bargain indeed is a hand well played by the prosecution.
Andy writes regularly for newspapers and websites including the guardian, truthout, the future of freedom foundation, cageprisoners, the daily star, lebanon, the huffington post, counterpunch, alternet, and znet. Featuring interviews with former guantanamo detainees, lawyers and other experts, this film focuses on the stories of three british residents and explains how guantanamo and the bush administrations secret prison network was based on intelligence failures and a dangerous disregard for international laws. Pentagon releases marine general held at guantanamo in. Pentagon releases marine general held at guantanamo in military commissions dispute guantanamo bay lawyer had been sentenced to 21 days detention by a. Us laws while conducting interrogations outside the us, including at. Erik saar, a soldier who spent three months in the interrogation rooms at guantanamo bay, cuba, tells paints a picture of bizarre, even sadistic, treatment of detainees in the. I have just modified 2 external links on guantanamo bay detention camp.
Cia torture is out in the open but guantanamo bay detainees. Guantanamo by the numbers american civil liberties union. Sean rayment at camp 6 at the guantanamo bay detention centre. Nov 01, 2017 trump wants to send the nyc attacker to guantanamo bay. Focusing on three prisoners, shaker aamer, binyam mohamed. Lawdragon editorinchief john ryan has been traveling to the base regularly since september 2015 to cover military tribunals against detainees and to tour the detention facilities. Mar 07, 2018 here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Trump wants to send the nyc attacker to guantanamo bay. Stories from guantanamo is a documentary film, directed by polly. Cia torture is out in the open but guantanamo bay detainees are still going nowhere. Army war college carlisle barracks carlisle, pa1705050 8. Major funding for frontline is provided by the john d.
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