Archive for the ‘guantanamo’ Category

Guantanamo Probe Finds Evidence of Plot

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

An investigation into three apparent suicides at the Guantanamo Bay prison has found that other detainees may have helped the men hang themselves or were planning to kill themselves too. Link

Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

The Supreme Court has ruled that President Bush overstepped his authority when he ordered military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and Geneva convention.Link

Guantanamo: nothing but problems

Friday, May 19th, 2006

The day after three Guantanamo prisoners attempted suicide, and others attacked guards trying to stop a fourth from hanging himself, The U.N. Committee Against Torture released a statement reccomending that the U.S. war prison be closed.Link