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New America hosted a discussion on the 17th anniversary of the opening of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Panelists talked about the various legal proceedings involving Gua…

Fordham Law School hosted a discussion on the policy challenges, legal concerns, and security considerations relating to the future of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Panelists includ…

Panelists talked about President Obama’s 2009 pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. They discussed the desirability of closure and when or if the facility would be closed. T…

Opponents of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center argued for closure of the facility. They talked about the impact of the prison on U.S. credibility, the number of trials held in the 11 years…

On the day before the 10-year anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, panelists talked about its future and the political debate surrounding the closing of the detention facilit…

Tom Wilner talked about the release of a U.N. report earlier in the week calling for the closing of Guantanamo Bay, citing human rights abuses. Mr. Wilmer, an attorney representing six Kuwai…

A panel discussion, titled “Detention and Interrogation of Captured Enemies: Do Law and National Security Clash,” was held on the future of the Geneva Conventions and international norms as …

Mr. Wilner talked about U.S. policy towards the detainees being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. He was the lead counsel for 12 Kuwaitis being held at that facility. H…