Nearly 800 prisoners have been sent to Guantánamo Bay since 11 January 2002. Many have been tortured. None have received a fair trial. It's past time for the permanent closure of this illegal prison.
Testimonies from Guantánamo detainees, their families and loved ones show the human cost of their illegal detention.
15 January 2009: First imprisoned as a 14 year old, Mohammed el Gharani has spent nearly a third of his life at Guantánamo Bay. A US judge has now ordered his release, citing the weakness of evidence against him.
Amnesty supporters around the world protest for the closure of Guantánamo Bay.
14 January 2009: A Guantánamo military commission official has recognised that torture was used on prisoners. The world now waits for the US to bring the torturers - including senior officials right up to the vice-President - to account.
See the latest information on detainees and conditions at the Guantánamo Bay military prison, as well as prisoners who have been resettled and those who remain unaccounted for.
© Darren Hester (Flickr)Read through the timeline of events related to Guantánamo Bay military prison from the date of the first prisoner transferrals in January 2002.
Poems from Guantánamo is a book of compelling poems penned by Guantánamo detainees and compiled by Marc Falkoff, defence lawyer representing 17 detainees.
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