Military Commissions
Highlights:
How Much (or How Little) Does the Biden Administration Want Justice in the 9/11 Case?
Secretary of Defense Austin's actions to reverse a plea deal for three defendants at Guantanamo may further jeopardize the prosecution's case.
Revoking the 9/11 Plea Deals: Human Rights Consequences
Defense Secretary Austin's decision to discard the 9/11 plea deals at the Guantanamo military commissions is a missed opportunity for the United States to achieve a rule of law-compliant…
Train Wreck at Guantánamo
Leading expert on military justice analyzes the extraordinary turn of events in on again, off again plea deals in 9/11 military commissions cases, and what should happen next.
Another Lost Year on Guantanamo
Guantanamo continues to cause profound damage both inside and outside of its walls. The steps to close the facility are there for the taking.
Accountability and Legacy at Guantanamo: Some Progress, Still A Long Way to Go
As we mark the 22nd anniversary of Guantanamo, we have an obligation to look to the long-term to support the victims of torture.
9/11 Family Members Can Get Answers through Plea Agreements, Not a Trial
The impending 22nd anniversary of our loved ones’ deaths is a truly fitting occasion to end the failed 9/11 military commission, answer our questions, and assure us of judicial…
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Biden Must Act on Landmark UN Special Rapporteur Guantanamo Report
The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…
Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo
The United States should make good on its commitment to follow through on the Special Rapporteur's Guantanamo report.
The Role of Culture in Torture and its Absence in Guantanamo’s Medical Care System
Culturally competent medical care, including to the extent possible care provided by independent medical experts of the detainees’ nationalities, is needed at Guantanamo now.
A Big Few Weeks for Guantanamo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
"It’s been an uncharacteristically Guantanamo-news-filled few weeks – some good, some bad, some ugly. Here’s a quick rundown of recent developments."
For 9/11 Families, Plea Deals Are the Only Path Forward
There is more bipartisan consensus than ever before that military commissions have failed to provide justice for 9/11 families. Plea deals are a way out. The only thing standing…
Twenty-One Years On, US Detention at Guantánamo Bay Remains Unconscionable
"The prison continues to cause profound and escalating damage to the aging and increasingly ill men still detained indefinitely there, most without charge and none having received…
The Last, Best Chance for Accountability at Guantanamo? A Negotiated Plea for the 9/11 Defendants
The U.S. should finally resolve the single most important 9/11 case with a plea deal that provides finality for victims' families.
9/11 Families Pursuing Justice Call for Majid Khan’s Plea Agreement to Be Fulfilled
A powerful and compassionate call for the U.S. government to honor plea agreements, end military commissions, close Guantánamo, and give justice to 9/11 families and Guantánamo…
Biden’s Guantanamo Politics are not Obama’s
To the extent that political concerns with moving aggressively toward Guantanamo closure were at one time persuasive among some executive branch officials, they shouldn’t be…
Biden Team Gets It Right on Inadmissibility of Torture Evidence in Al-Nashiri Case
In a much anticipated brief, the government categorically rejected the use of statements obtained through torture in military commissions and promised not to admit any statements…
Cutting Edge Issues in Year 20 of the Guantánamo Habeas Litigation
After 20 years of Guantánamo litigation, legal questions around detention authority and due process still remain.
There Is a Way to Close Guantanamo
An outline of steps to end the policy of law of war detention, close Guantanamo, and end one of the grimmest chapters of the endless war era.