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A toxic legacy

Ever since January 11 2002, when the first 20 prisoners were flown in from Afghanistan in orange jumpsuits and shackles, the Guantánamo Bay detention camp has been a hefty burden around the Bush administration's neck. The defence secretary at the time, Donald Rumsfeld, picked the Cuban enclave...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-03-2008
No charges but US may never release Guantánamo Chinese

Seventeen Chinese prisoners who have been held for nearly seven years in Guantánamo Bay will be informed on Monday that they could spend the rest of their lives behind bars, even though they face no charges and have been told by a judge they should be freed. No country is willing to accept them...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-31-2008
Gerrie Schipske: California's Proposition 8 is un-American

Gerrie Schipske: The latest attempt to outlaw gay marriage in California is un-American, by putting religious beliefs above civil rights

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-28-2008
High court condemns US refusal to disclose Binyam Mohamed torture evidence

The high court yesterday condemned as "deeply disturbing" a refusal by the US government to disclose evidence that could prove a British resident in Guantánamo Bay was tortured before confessing to terrorist offences. The court said there was "no rational basis" for the US failure...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-22-2008
Philippe Sands on the Bush administration's approval of the abuse of detainees

Philippe Sands: The Bush administration's approval of the abuse of detainees is a toxic legacy for the next US president

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-17-2008
Andy Worthington: The trail of torture now leads to the White House

Andy Worthington: That the White House authorised 'waterboarding' is disturbing. But that no one in mainstream US politics seems to care is worse

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-16-2008
In setback for George Bush, judge orders release of Guantánamo Bay detainees

17 Chinese Muslims to be released after judge rules constitution prohibits indefinite detention without cause

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-07-2008
West 'failing to monitor arms trade'

Availability of small arms has contributed to torture, executions and arbitrary detentions, Amnesty says

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 09-16-2008
Afghan civilian deaths triple in a year

Surge in civilian deaths from US and Nato air strikes fuelling public backlash, finds Human Rights Watch

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 09-07-2008
Hacker McKinnon loses extradition appeal

North London computer expert hacked into dozens of US military computers

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 08-28-2008

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