This post was submitted by one of our members. Although it is not from Amnesty International, you might find it interesting. Amnesty has been working to close Guantanamo. "Obama declared again last night that he still wants to shut down Guantanamo. He likely will continue to move some Yemenis to third countries so that fewer of the "cleared" prisoners are there. But in the unlikely event that happens, what about the "forever" prisoners? There are some 58 men the U.S. says they won't release, but have no evidence to charge with a crime. Will they be held in U.S. military or civilian prisons without charges, a direct violation of habeas corpus? That will be an interesting political problem for the U.S. — this freest of all societies — in the 800th anniversary year of the Magna Carta."
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