5 years of Guantanamo Bay incarceration

From the BBC:

“On 11 January 2002, some 20 men detained in Afghanistan on suspicion of belonging to Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organisation became the first inmates at the newly-opened prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.”

“Five years on, almost 400 men of more than 35 nationalities remain. Images of the hooded and shackled detainees arriving shocked many around the world, and raised questions over Washington’s commitment to their human rights.”

Protests of Guantanamo are being held in cities around the world, including Rome, London, Tokyo and New York, as well outside the prison in Cuba.

Gatherings tonight in Portland are part of the wider effort to end the war and avoid increasing troop levels. For example,