Powell Calls for Closure of Military Prison at Guantanamo
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Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that he would close down the U.S. military prison for enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "this afternoon" because it has become a major problem in "the way the world perceives America."
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WASHINGTON -- In a telecast to the Arab world, Secretary of State Colin Powell called yesterday for an end to the intifadah, the four-year violent Palestinian uprising against Israel.
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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Defense to release documents containing the identities of some detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were released or who suffered mistreatment by their handlers or other detainees.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday it has given the Bush administration a confidential report critical of US treatment of terror suspects detained at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Condoleezza Rice urges countries with nationals detained at Guantanamo Bay to help the US shut the camp.
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WASHINGTON -- A human rights group is asking President Bush to disclose the fates of all terror suspects held since 2001, including 16 it believes have been locked up in secret CIA facilities.
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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Defense to release documents detailing mistreatment or disciplinary action taken against detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other information sought by The Associated Press.
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U.N. human rights investigators criticized the United States on Thursday for failing to take steps to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison for terror suspects, which they say facilitates torture and violates international law.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.
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The United Nations top anti-torture body   told the United States on Friday that any secret jails it ran   for foreign terrorism suspects, along with the Guantanamo Bay   facility, were illegal and should be closed.
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Indonesia urges the US to provide access to terror suspect Hambali, now known to be in Guantanamo Bay.
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As debate about the future of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay heats up, a leading defense lawyer questions whether closing Gitmo would make any difference as to the rights of the detainees.
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GENEVA -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said yesterday that it has given the Bush administration a confidential report critical of US treatment of terror suspects detained at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But the Red Cross, which is the only independent monitor allowed to visit the facility, would not confirm a New York Times ...
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Relatives and rights lawyers urged Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday to demand the release of all Britons and other Europeans from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay when he meets President Bush this week.
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The chief Pentagon prosecutor in the military trials of alleged al Qaeda fighters at Guantanamo Bay has requested that the presiding officer in the cases "closely evaluate" his impartiality and consider resigning, according to a document filed in the tribunal proceeding.
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PESHAWAR: The Jaishul Muslimeen has demanded the release of 25 prisoners being held in Afghanistan and at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay before it could consider freeing the three UN election workers kidnapped from Kabul last week.
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At least 10 current and former detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detailed abuses similar to those described by FBI agents, The Washington Post reports on its Web site.