Question

citizens rights in Guantanamo in points

Answer 1

Guantánamo Bay detention centre – a symbol of torture, rendition and indefinite detention without charge or trial – is in its 15th year of existence.

Immediately after his election as president in 2009, Barack Obama promised that he would close the camp within one year.

Seven years on, the notorious detention centre remains open.

Guantánamo Bay has now been running for longer on President Obama’s watch than that of his predecessor, George Bush.

Time is running out fast for Obama and his administration to meet their human rights obligations on these issues.