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US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit for Tortured Gitmo Detainee

by John Glaser | Dec 22, 2011

A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a former Guantanamo detainee seeking damages for torture and abuse he suffered while in U.S. custody. Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak al Janko, a Syrian national, was captured in 2002 and was released in 2009 after finally being...

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Britain Asks US to Hand Over Bagram Detainee-For-Life

by John Glaser | Dec 21, 2011

In response to a court order, the British government has asked the U.S. to return to their custody a Bagram detainee held in U.S. custody for seven years without charge or trial. Yunus Rahmatullah, a 29-year-old Pakistani, was captured by British troops in Iraq in...

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Congress Passes Defense Bill Codifying Indefinite Detention

by John Glaser | Dec 15, 2011

The Senate passed the 2012 defense authorization bill 86-13 on Thursday, one day after the House of Representatives passed it in a 283-136 vote. The bill, which codifies a system of indefinite detention for terrorism suspects, will be sent to the President's desk...

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