Guantanamo / Human Rights

Guantanamo Detainees

US: Move Khadr and Hamdan Cases to Federal Court
Military Commissions Are Fundamentally Flawed
The trial of Omar Ahmed Khadr, the 20-year-old Canadian who was been in US detention since he was 15, and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the 36-year-old Yemeni who successfully challenged the initial military commission proceedings before the Supreme Court, should be moved to US federal court, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 4, both men will be formally charged by military commissions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
June 1, 2007 Press Release
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The Omar Khadr Case
A Teenager Imprisoned at Guantanamo
In this backgrounder, Human Rights Watch said that although Khadr was just 15 when he was arrested, the United States has completely ignored his juvenile status throughout his detention. The US government incarcerated him with adults, reportedly subjected him to abusive interrogations, failed to provide him any educational opportunities, and denied him any direct contact with his family.
June 1, 2007 Background Briefing

Spring Break in Guantanamo
The View from the Hicks Hearing Courtroom
Jennifer Daskal, US program advocacy director, blogs from Guantanamo as she monitors the first military commission proceedings authorized by Congress.
April 3, 2007 Blog
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This Was A Trial?
By Jennifer Daskal, Advocacy Director, US Program
Published in International Herald Tribune
Jennifer Daskal, US Advocacy Director, comments from Guantanamo Bay Cuba. While the Bush administration might try to paint the guilty plea by David Hicks as a triumph, the truth is that the Australian's conviction shows in painful detail just how illegitimate and dysfunctional the military commissions truly are.
April 3, 2007 Commentary
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US Sent Guantanamo Detainees Home to Torture in Russia
New Report Shows Why 'Diplomatic Assurances' Don't Work
Former Guantanamo detainees who were sent home to Russia in 2004 experienced torture and other abuse despite Moscow's pledge to the US government that they would be treated humanely, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
March 29, 2007 Press Release
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Audio Commentary: US Sent Guantanamo Detainees Home to Torture in Russia
Former Guantanamo detainees who were sent home to Russia in 2004 experienced torture and other abuse despite Moscow’s pledge to the US government that they would be treated humanely. (Run time: 4:56)
March 29, 2007 Audio Clip

US: Stop the Guantanamo Circus
Hicks Pleads Guilty; New Detainee Arrives
Two defense lawyers for Guantanamo detainee David Hicks were barred from representing their client yesterday, highlighting the failure of US military commissions to meet fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today. Hicks, the first person to be charged before the military commissions authorized by Congress in 2006, pleaded guilty to a single criminal charge.
March 27, 2007 Press Release