Amnesty International has organized a global day of rallies in protest of the internment of over 800 so-called "enemy combatants" at the Detention Facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
What may be more significant than the calls to close the facility (because of course some of the detainees will have to go somewhere else) is the case under review at the Supreme Court over whether they have the right to challenge their detention in court.
I will have more to say about this issue in due course, but for now I'll post the follow short clip:
Friday, January 11, 2008
Guantanamo Detention Facility Marks Sixth Anniversary
Posted by Diodotus at 11:07 AM
Labels: geneva conventions, guantanamo bay, human rights, rules of war
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