Roughly 10,000 people reside there, 4,000 of which are in the u. In its latest release of classified us documents, wikileaks is shining the light of truth on a notorious icon of the bush administrations war on terror the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, which opened on january 11, 2002, and remains open under president obama, despite his promise to close the muchcriticized facility within a year of. Us to transfer 4 detainees from military prison to saudi arabia updated january 05, 2017 14. Alas, that grim juxtaposition is unlikely to dissuade the president from his reckless course. Amr 511032011 3 amnesty international 16 december 2011 the answer is that the detentions at guantanamo, and the wider policies and practices of which they have been and remain a part, continue to inflict serious damage on global respect for human rights.
Vice news reporter gianna toboni is granted a rare tour of the guantanamo bay detention center gtmo in cuba, offering a look inside the most notorious prison in the world. Jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine australian tour. Lattaque terroriste a manhattan a remis guantanamo sous les projecteurs, apres les. As of may 1, 2018, 40 detainees remain at guantanamo bay, according to the federal government of the united states. Daryl williams, mp, investigating team visit to guantanamo bay, joint media release, 14 may 2002. Trump signs executive order to keep guantanamo bay prison open published tue, jan 30 2018 9. New chief judge to oversee 911 case at guantanamo bay. In the short months after bush declared a war on terrorism, the u. Oct 03, 2007 watch excerpts from the documentary guantanamo unplugged by stephan bachenheimer. Ethical lessons from guantanamo bay law report abc. Guantanamo na recu aucun nouveau prisonnier depuis 2008 mais le. He had attended the al farouq training camp paramilitary training in afghanistan during 2001.
Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the guantanamo bay detention camp was used to house muslim militants and suspected terrorists. The guantanamo bay detention camp is a united states military prison located within guantanamo bay naval base, also referred to as guantanamo, gbay, gtmo, and gitmo. More than 100 indiana guardsmen deploying to guantanamo bay. Chronology of australian federalism parliament of australia. Many translated example sentences containing guantanamo bay french english dictionary and. Feb 23, 2016 the number of detainees held at the u. On manus island reaction to australia s policies is mixed. Guantanamo bay detention camp, also known as gitmo or gtmo, is a group of high security prisons or detainee centers, run by the us military and located in cuba at the guantanamo bay naval base. The base was first used in the early 70s to hold refugees of haiti and cuba who were discovered trying to enter the us via the waters around florida. On manus island reaction to australias policies is mixed.
The first detainees arrived at the guantanamo bay detention facility on january 11, 2002. Jun 12, 2015 on manus island reaction to australias policies is mixed. Mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on jan. Fifteen miles south of the town of guantanamo, up a steep road where the tarmac all but runs out is the loma malones observation point. All personnel on board the installation are subject to these policies, rules, and regulations. Right away i was treated to a dose of some 21st century surf guitar. Image caption papua new guinea is a poor country on the one hand the detention centre has provided hundreds of jobs for local people who. For further information on guantanamo bay, please contact the u. Naval station and ensuring effective support across military and interagency operations. Media in category guantanamo bay the following 41 files are in this category, out of 41 total. Guantanamo detainee details cia sexual abuse and torture.
The socalled 911 five a including alleged mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed a have been locked up at the guantanamo bay military prison for years and were first charged in 2008. Over a decade after 911, the long shadow on human rights cast by americas war. Watch excerpts from the documentary guantanamo unplugged by stephan bachenheimer. Salahuddin 55 books 30 friends sami jo 393 books 631 friends julie 2 books 476 friends. Pages in category guantanamo bay this category contains only the following page. On a tense press tour of guantanamos prison complex, signs of expansion. Jun 25, 2002 from guantanamo bay cuba tucked away on cubas southernmost tip, the us naval base at guantanamo bay is perhaps the worlds most unlikely tourist destination. Starting at apollo bay and finishing at gibson steps, the 8 day 100km walk takes in the great otway and port campbell national parks and the iconic twelve apostles. Get your 3day weather forecast for guantanamo bay naval base, x01.
Tor is an encrypted anonymising network that makes it harder to intercept internet communications, or see where communications are coming from or going to in order to use the wikileaks public submission system as detailed above you can download the tor browser bundle, which is a firefoxlike browser available for windows, mac os x and gnulinux and. Biafra has done his research and hand picked the best of the best for australian local supports grong grong, hardons, useless children and zeahorse. All would be transferred somewhere else under president obamas. Ninetyone detainees remain at guantanamo bay, down from. Jun 05, 2015 guantanamo detainee details cia sexual abuse and torture by thomas gaist 5 june 2015 newlyreleased testimony from guantanamo bay prisoner majid khan has shown that the cia used torture practices. Trump signs executive order to keep guantanamo bay prison open. Robert johnsonbusiness insider theres no getting around the dark history of guantanamo bay detention camp. On 19 january 2017, the day before the end of president obamas 2nd term in office, dod announced the transfer of three detainees to the united arab emirates. Today, there are 59 detainees currently being held at guantanamo bay, according to a new york times database. Indefinite detention without trial and torture have led the operations of this camp to be considered a major breach of human rights. Jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine will be performing in adelaide, melbourne, perth, gold coast, sydney and newcastle. Of those, 22 have been recommended for transfer, while 27 are being held indefinitely. Similar to many american towns, guantanamo bay is furnished with subdivisions, baseball fields, and chain restaurants. The bush administration transferred over 500 detainees out of the prison, the obama administration transferred 197, and the trump administration has transferred one.
Policies the following are naval station guantanamo bay, cuba instructions which are of interest to all base residents and visitors, with links to those instructions which are publiclyaccessible. Guantanamo bay gazette newspaper is english language newspaper in cuba. News about guantanamo bay naval base cuba, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Embassy in kingston by telephone 876 9356000 or visit their website. Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the guantanamo bay detention camp was used to. Just to see whats up for years, the navy base, like all other us military bases, hasnt been open for visits by people who dont have bona fide business on the base and just want to see whats up. Towards the closure of guantanamo this report examines three main areas of concern within the framework of core international human rights. Intentions to withdraw from the base, like those professed by former president obama upon his ascension to the countrys highest office, have failed to translate into action. Opinion australias guantanamo problem the new york times. If the final transfers go according to plan, only about 40 prisoners will. From guantanamo bay cuba tucked away on cubas southernmost tip, the us naval base at guantanamo bay is perhaps the worlds most unlikely tourist destination. The first 20 prisoners of guantanamo bay arrived in cuba on january 11, 2002. Guantanamo bay naval base, x01 three day weather forecast.
Naval station guantanamo bay is the forward, ready, and irreplaceable u. Cia finally admits to waterboarding archive, the australian, 7 fevrier 2008. Choose from a collection of breathtaking walks, traversing windswept cliffs, wetlands, rivers and. Dec 02, 2008 i spent the weekend of november 1 with the soldiers stationed at guantanamo bay.
We preserve americas strategic influence in the caribbean by maintaining a deepwater u. Honestly, all i was doing was looking for left handed eastwood guitar players no, really, i was, like doyle bramhall ii when i accidentally came across guantanamo baywatch. Guantanamo camp xray is also known as guantanamo, gtmogitmo, and camp delta. David hicks the 33yearold former kangaroo skinner and muslim convert was the first guantanamo bay prisoner to be charged under the facilitys new tribunal system.
Hicks had converted to islam in 1999 after fighting with ethnic albanians in kosovo and took the name muhammed dawood. In official documents, the united states department of defense dod continues to. A center grove couple knew that an indiana national. Bruce vargo, the joint detention group commander at guantanamo bay, gives a tour of a detainee holding cell to adm. Since it opened, 780 detainees have been held there. Mar 26, 2014 the island is not cuba, where the united states holds inmates at its prison at guantanamo bay, but australia. About guantanamo bay gazette english online newspaper. Guantanamo detainee details cia sexual abuse and torture by thomas gaist 5 june 2015 newlyreleased testimony from guantanamo bay prisoner majid khan has shown that the cia used torture practices. Intended to home the greatest active terrorist threats, it is. It is giving political news, sports news, flash news, world news, national news, international news, current affairs, science news, gadget news, technology news, life style news. Since its set up in the late nineteenth century, the united states naval station at guantanamo bay has been a source of tension for cubans and americans alike. David matthew hicks born 7 august 1975 is an australian who was detained by the united states in guantanamo bay detention camp from 2002 until 2007. The twoday tour, rigorously controlled by the pentagon, was intended to show that the 91 remaining detainees receive safe, humane, legal and transparent custody, and also assail the prison. Ninetyone detainees remain at guantanamo bay, down from nearly 250 at the beginning of barack obama.
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