The stories of Guantanamo detainees, silenced and imprisoned
without trial, as told by their lawyers Following the terrorist
attacks of 9/11, the United States imprisoned more than seven
hundred and fifty men at its naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
These men, ranging from teenage boys to men in their eighties from
over forty different countries, were detained for years without
charges, trial, and a fair hearing. Without any legal status or
protection, they were truly outside the law: imprisoned in secret,
denied communication with their families, and subjected to extreme
isolation, physical and mental abuse, and, in some instances,
torture. These are the detainees' stories, told by their lawyers
because the prisoners themselves were silenced. It took habeas
counsel more than two years-and a ruling from the United States
Supreme Court-to finally gain the right to visit and talk to their
clients at Guantanamo. Even then, lawyers were forced to operate
under severe restrictions designed to inhibit communication and
envelop the prison in secrecy. In time, however, lawyers were able
to meet with their clients and bring the truth about Guantanamo to
the world. The Guantanamo Lawyers contains over one hundred
personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees
held at "GTMO" as well as at other overseas prisons, from Bagram
Air Base in Afghanistan to secret CIA jails or "black sites." Mark
Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz-themselves lawyers for
detainees-collected stories that cover virtually every facet of
Guantanamo, and the litigation it sparked. Together, these moving,
powerful voices create a historical record of Guantanamo's legal,
human, and moral failings, and provide a window into America's
catastrophic effort to create a prison beyond the law. An online
archive, hosted by New York University Libraries, will be available
at the time of publication and will contain the complete texts as
well as other accounts contributed by Guantanamo lawyers. The
documents will be freely available on the Internet for research,
teaching, and non-commercial uses, and will be preserved
indefinitely as a historical collection. Read free excerpts from
the book at http://www.theguantanamolawyers.com and explore the
complete archive of narratives at http://dlib.nyu.edu/guantanamo
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