Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in the southern tip of Cuba operated by the U.S. military (Fetini np). The detention facility was created after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York when Americans felt threatened by the uncertainty of terrorism (Fetini np). President Bush established the detention facility to campaign the elimination of terrorism and their support networks (Fetini np). Guantanamo Bay was established to hold individuals’ captive during military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (Fetini np). Ever since Guantanamo Bay has been under a storm of controversy whether it should be closed or stayed open. Whether it closes or stay open, it is evident that action must be taken to improve human right…
Guantánamo Bay detention camp Legal assignment Guantanamo bay detention centre a. Identify and describe a contemporary human rights issue The Guantanamo Bay detention camp (also known as GITMO), is a US detention facility located on the coast of Guantanamo Bay in south-eastern Cuba, on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. It was built in 2002 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent military operations in Afghanistan. The detention centre was used to house Muslim militants and…
the creation of Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in Cuba that hold suspected terrorists and is used to extract critical information. There have been proposed plans to close or replace Guantanamo Bay due to moral and cost-wise reasons. However, it should remain open because the detainees are too dangerous to move to another prison, crucial information is extracted, and the U.S. Constitution and the Geneva Convention are not violated. The detainees in Guantanamo Bay are…
Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a prison for suspected and confirmed terrorists that opened in 2002 in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Most detainees come from Afghanistan or Iraq and have been arrested before (Nolen). Guantanamo is located on a naval base on the southern tip of Cuba and has housing, schools, stores, and many other accommodations for detainees. The camp has cost over four million dollars for the US government to maintain (“Guantanamo”). Today, as…
Conflict at Guantanamo On September 11 2001, America changed. The terrorist attacks that took the lives of thousands called for immediate actions to take place. The opening the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, nicknamed Gitmo, was one of the first actions that President Bush took in the fight against terrorism. Now one person could have predicted the enormous conflict that the prison would be apart of years later. As prison was issued to close by newly elected President Obama, many raised the…
most of the time in the face” (Davee-Attlee). Slahi paints a horrifying picture of life as an inmate in Guantanamo. He depicts the many beatings, humiliations, and treacheries he was subjected to: “I was left shaking like a Parkinson’s patient,” he utters (Davey-Attlee). Guantanamo Bay was constructed in 2002, under the Bush administration. It was meant to act as the focal point for the war on terror, however, it has failed immensely. The infamous prison is still open despite President Obama’s…
the sovereign nation, but a glaring mark on their record will forever change their legal history. Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been a controversial topic ever since its creation in 2001 by President Bush. It was a symbol for success against the War on Terror as the US filled it’s cells. After the initial year, people began to question who these prisoners were, why they were imprisoned, and what would happen to them. In the years to follow its conception, Guantanamo Bay would become a…
Second attempt at First Draft The history of Guantanamo Bay, the current happenings with its prisoners and the educated commentary about the prison have brought forth the idea of closing Gitmo. The claim that prisoners are enduring treatment questionable to international standards factors most into this argument. Detainees of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, guilty or not, have been forced to endure inhumane conditions throughout their imprisonment. For this reason, the United States government…
detainee under the “Hold until Clear” policy was brought to light in this documentary. Safouh Hamoui and his family were victims of an unjust detention by the United States government. In the middle of the night, agents knocked on their door, and arrested Safouh, his wife, and his daughter. All of the family members had been asleep, and so, when an agent ordered Mrs. Hamoui to get out of bed, she told him that she needed him to leave so that she could cover herself with her scarf. The agent…
When it comes to rights in America, Guantanamo Bay is a huge hindrance to the movement of rights. Guantanamo Bay is now the poster child of abusing and cheating their own rights just to try to obtain information for the ‘national security’ and for the ‘good of the people’. But by strengthening our security, we have weakened our moral code. Guantanamo Bay is currently breaching over half of the amendments right now, and unfortunately the United States Government refuses to admit their use of…