Human rights defenders marked 22 years since the opening of the U.S. military prison at Guant\u00e1namo Bay, Cuba with renewed calls for President Joe Biden to fulfill his stated intention to close the notorious torture camp, where 30 men\u201416 of them cleared for release\u2014remain behind bars.<\/p>\n
Like most of the roughly 750 prisoners released from Guant\u00e1namo, the majority of remaining detainees have never been charged with any crime. Only one\u2014Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul, a Yemeni national\u2014has ever been convicted of terrorism-related charges under the highly controversial military commission regime established by the George W. Bush administration in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n
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“It is outrageous that 22 years after the U.S. government opened the Guant\u00e1namo detention camp to detain Muslim men beyond the reach of U.S. law, that this abuse of human rights continues today,” Daphne Eviatar, director of the Security with Human Rights program at Amnesty International<\/a> USA, said in a statement.<\/p>\n If the last time you were free was 2002, the world looked like this…<\/p>\n After 22 years, the US government must finally live up to its promises and close the Guantanamo prison for good. Tell @potus<\/a> to right this wrong.<\/p>\n Sign the petition >>> https:\/\/t.co\/t34dhzC4qJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gph6aR2ln8<\/a><\/p>\n — Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) January 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n