{"id":13537,"date":"2019-02-15T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org.uk\/?post_type=update&#038;p=13537"},"modified":"2022-01-21T20:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T20:42:49","slug":"the-rigged-system-thats-keeping-detainees-at-guantanamo-indefinitely%e2%80%af-%e2%80%af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2019\/02\/15\/the-rigged-system-thats-keeping-detainees-at-guantanamo-indefinitely%e2%80%af-%e2%80%af\/","title":{"rendered":"The rigged system that\u2019s keeping detainees at Guant\u00e1namo indefinitely\u202f   \u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. government continues to use Guant\u00e1namo Bay for the unlawful detention of 40 men.\u202fMost of\u202fthese men have been in U.S. custody for over 16 years with neither charge nor trial.\u202f\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u202fPeriodic Review Board (PRB) is a process whereby Guant\u00e1namo detainees can &#8211; in theory &#8211; be cleared for release if they are deemed to not be a \u201csignificant threat\u201d to the security of the United States.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But Reprieve\u2019s recent report on the process showed that, in practice, the PRB is a flawed system &#8211; rigged and ineffective &#8211; offering no substantive access to justice and designed to keep detainees in Guant\u00e1namo indefinitely.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are just some of the reasons Guant\u00e1namo\u2019s PRB is unlawful:<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The board has no \u202fdecision-making\u202f power<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Periodic Review Board is made up of senior officials from the Government, including the Departments of&nbsp;Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and State; the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Office of Director of National Intelligence.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Because these officials are not independent of the chain of command,&nbsp;they cannot&nbsp;be truly objective and impartial in their role on the board.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the ultimate decision lies with President Trump, the very man who campaigned on a promise to keep Guant\u00e1namo open and hold the detainees there indefinitely, tweeting that \u201cthere should be no further releases from Gitmo.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Five detainees were cleared for release during Obama\u2019s presidency. All five remain marooned at the prison because of Trump\u2019s&nbsp;cruel&nbsp;election promise.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The board does not have access to all relevant information<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the absence of all relevant information, the Board relies on the Government\u2019s evidence, generally treating all allegations as fact. The detainees themselves have even less information and are uniformly given a one-page summary of the allegations against them.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The board relies on evidence obtained by torture, despite public assertions to the contrary<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The CIA\u2019s use of torture through its Detention and Interrogation Program is well-documented by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and is universally condemned by human rights activists, the Senate Committee itself, and governments around the world. Evidence obtained by torture is inherently unreliable as many torture victims have admitted to offering false information to stop their own mistreatment.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Board relies not only on classified evidence that cannot be seen (never mind challenged) by a detainee, but also on date-less classified evidence from anonymous sources. The only party able to verify that the source material did not originate from tortured persons is the government that denied its now infamous torture program for over a decade until it was exposed.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The board\u2019s unfair procedures and required admissions of fault, together, constitute a coercive, rather than voluntary, process<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Engagement with the PRB appears to, if anything, hinder a detainee\u2019s prospects of release. The Board has made it very clear to detainees that their only hope of a positive ruling is to confess to some portion of the allegations against&nbsp;them &#8211; even if any many cases they deny the allegations&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;and to show remorse for those alleged actions.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The promise of freedom, like the threat of torture, is a powerful coercive tool. Statements made in PRB hearings with the hope of being released may then be used against detainees in any future proceedings to justify their continued detention.\u202f\u202f\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u202f<b>The board\u2019s procedures and decision-making process are not transparent<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The arbitrary standard by which detainees are judged is their \u201cthreat level\u201d\u202fto national security &#8211; a standard with no discernible meaning. Further, there are no known guidelines or metrics by which the board makes its decisions.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Without guidance, the board\u2019s lines of questioning have&nbsp;been&nbsp;shown to be wildly arbitrary. A few examples are:\u202f\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Why don\u2019t you watch TV?\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">How did you come to practise yoga?\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">What do you think your biggest flaw is?\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">How do you plan to support yourself if you are released from Guant\u00e1namo? [Detainees have no guidance as to where they would be sent if they were to be released, making this question impossible to answer.]<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"cta-block\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u202fPeriodic Review Board (PRB) is a process whereby Guant\u00e1namo detainees can &#8211; in theory &#8211; be cleared for release if they are deemed to not be a \u201csignificant threat\u201d to the security of the United 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