President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantánamo Bay prison camp as well as all overseas CIA detention centres for terror suspects. Signing the orders, Mr Obama said the United States would continue to fight terror, but maintain "our values and our ideals".
Two days after his inauguration, he also ordered a review of military trials of terror suspects and a ban on harsh interrogation methods. About 250 suspects have been held at Guantánamo Bay for years without trial. At President Obama's request, military judges have suspended several of the trials of suspects at Guantánamo so that the legal process can be reviewed.
The World's Katy Clark first visited the detention facility in 2002 and in the fall of 2007 she took another look at operations there.
January 22nd, 2009
President Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantánamo Bay prison within a year. The World's Katy Clark reports on how President Obama's move is being received abroad.
January 21st, 2009
The World's Katy Clark reports on the challenges facing the Obama administration in its push to close the Guantánamo Bay prison camp. On Jan 21st a military judge agreed with a request from the new administration to put one Guantánamo trial on hold.
June 12th, 2008 The Supreme Court ruled that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantánamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. It's the latest blow to the Bush administration's handling of so-called enemy combatants. The World's Katy Clark has more.
February 12th, 2008
Katy Clark reports on reaction here and abroad to the charges announced against six Guantánamo detainees in connection with the September 11th attacks. Listen to the report
February 11th, 2008
U.S. military prosecutors will seek the death penalty for six Guantánamo detainees charged in connection to the 9/11 attacks. Listen to Katy Clark's report
December 20th, 2007
Three British citizens detained at Guantánamo Bay for the past five years were released yesterday...then taken directly into British custody upon their arrival in London. Now Spanish authorities have their own charges to file. Listen to Katy Clark's report
December 4th, 2007
Despite calls to close Guantánamo, the facility's looking increasingly permanent. Listen to Katy Clark's report
November 15th, 2007
The World's Katy Clark reports on the medical care available to detainees being held by the United States at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Listen to her report
The military-run hospital for detainees at Guantánamo Bay includes a mental health clinic. The head of the unit identifies himself only as Doctor "J." Here he describes the mental health condition of the detainees. You'll also hear reporter Katy Clark, and Frank Hendrickx of the Netherlands Press Association questioning Doctor "J" and the Senior Medical Officer at Guantánamo, a Doctor "SMO." Chiming in is Lt-Col Ed Bush of the public affairs staff at Guantánamo. Listen to this web exclusive
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