Tag Archives: Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay: Wrong from the start
On 11th January 2011, the first 20 prisoners arrived at Guantánamo Bay. Hundreds of prisoners have been airlifted there since. 171 prisoners are still there. 88 of those men have been cleared for release, but a provision in the National … Continue reading
Filed under American, Human Rights, Justice
Against the US National Defense Authorization Act
On 31st December 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law. He claims to have done so because the Act was primarily setting a budget: the provisions added by Congress to the Act were verbally opposed by … Continue reading
Filed under American, European politics, Justice