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British and American Immigrant Detainees Are Going on Hunger Strikes for the Same Rights
A culture of criminalization increasingly shapes migrant life on both sides of the Atlantic.
Pentagon Panel Proposes Sweeping Changes that Could Impact Guantanamo Force-Feeding
A committee that advises the Secretary of Defense has recommended that military healthcare workers be allowed to bow out of medical procedures that violate their profession's code of ethics.
A Judge Just Ordered the US Government to Release Thousands of Detainee Abuse Photos
A federal judge was not swayed by the argument that national security and US soldiers would be at great risk if the 2,100 photographs in question were publicly released.
The Military Admitted Force-Feeding Gitmo Detainees Violates International Law and Medical Ethics
A military legal document obtained by VICE News acknowledges that according to international law and medical ethics, force-feeding a mentally competent person is 'never acceptable.'
Murders, Not Suicides (Excerpt from 'The VICE News Interview: Joseph Hickman')
Former Guantanamo Bay guard and Army Staff Sergeant Joseph Hickman explains why he believes three detainee deaths at the detention facility were murders, not suicides.
Five Yemeni Guantanamo Detainees Freed as GOP Senators Move to Block Releases
The prisoners were handed to Estonia and Oman a day after Republican senators moved to halt further prisoner transfers abroad.
The VICE News Interview: Joseph Hickman
Former army Staff Sergeant Joseph Hickman speaks with VICE News for the first time on camera about his time as a guard at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, and about the three detainee deaths in 2006 that the government called suicides.
Cuba Frees 53 Prisoners as Promised In Diplomatic Deal with US
After the release if dozens of prisoners, the US government says it will maintain pressure on Cuba to release more ‘political’ detainees.
How Guantanamo Became America’s Interrogation 'Battle Lab'
In addition to being a detention facility, Guantanamo was set up as a place to experiment with interrogation techniques and test 'the limits of the human spirit,' a new report finds.
Will Cuba Now Cash 55 Years' Worth of Guantanamo Rent Checks?
Renewed diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba have been announced, but there are still several unresolved questions concerning Guantanamo.
British Soldiers Did Not Murder Iraqi Insurgents After Fierce 2004 Battle, Inquiry Finds
Detainees "deliberately lied" to inquiry and made numerous "baseless allegations" about 2004 battle
UN Official Wants US Administrators Involved in Torture to Be Prosecuted
The UN's special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights said that those behind CIA torture "must be brought to justice, and must face criminal penalties."