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February 24, 2016

Plan to close Guantanamo leaves unanswered questions for advocates

Activists dressed in orange jumpsuits representing detainees in the U.S.-run detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rally in front of the White House Jan. 11 asking President Barack Obama to close the facility and release or charge the dozens of men being held there.

WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Barack Obama offered a long-awaited plan to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, organizations advocating for the closure welcomed the news and called for an end of the policy of holding remaining detainees without charges.

Published in International
December 10, 2014

Religious leaders condemn U.S. torture practices as report is released

In this photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a detainee's feet are shackled to the floor as he attends a "Life Skills" class inside Camp 6 detention center at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba April 27, 2010.

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace said acts of torture outlined in a Senate Intelligence Committee report "violated the God-given human dignity inherent in all people and were unequivocally wrong."

Published in International