Guantanamo, Bagram and Illegal U.S. Detentions

The United States detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have become emblematic of the gross human rights abuses perpetrated by the U.S. government in the name of fighting terrorism. At Guantanamo, the U.S. government sought to hold detainees in a place neither U.S. nor international law applied. But no one can be held outside of the law. Detainees held at Guantanamo must either be promptly charged and given fair trials in U.S. federal courts, or be released, to countries where they will not be at risk of human rights violations.  Read more »

Special Event

» Guantanamo Cell Tour

Take Action

» Urge President Obama & Congress to  close Guantanamo the right way and end illegal detention at Bagram

» Write Letters on behalf of people illegally detained at Guantanamo

» Host a screening of the powerful 30-minute documentary Torture on Trial

Resources

Action Resources
» Report: Mixed Messages: Counter Terror & Human Rights: President Obama's First 100 Days
» Quotes from the military & intelligence communities

Background Resources
» Framework for closing Guantanamo and ending illegal U.S. detentions 
» Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Court?: The Right of Bagram Detainees to Judicial Review
» Report: The Promise of Real Change: President Obama's Executive Orders on Detentions and Interrogations