Rupture and Reckoning: Guantánamo Turns 20 [electronic resource].

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights 2021

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If history is written by the victors, as the saying goes, then who will write the story of the detention camp at Guantánamo? How can we grapple with the legacy of injustices that persist not only in Guantánamo’s continued operation, but also in its myriad contemporary manifestations: from mass surveillance to fortressed borders, drone warfare to domestic terrorism frameworks, crackdowns on protestors by heavily militarized police to enduring double standards of accountability for powerful Western actors? In response to such questions, this anthology represents a conscious effort to remember, reflect and reckon with Guantánamo and two decades of US counter-terrorism policy by those who have fought against, worked within, or been held captive at the notorious detention camp. By presenting a diverse range of personal insider accounts, expressed in writing, interviews and artistic visual mediums, it aims to not only stir reflections on the failings of the last twenty years, but also to highlight the humanity inside the walls of the detention center the way we – current and former detainees, lawyers, activists, journalists, academics and artists – see it. The anthology aspires to present a specific part of the human history, preserved for both present and future generations, of what we see as the real story of Guantánamo over the last twenty years. We hope that it will help shape the memory and conversation surrounding the detention camp in the years to come, and that it will serve as a record when history finally comes to bear on the US for its crimes.
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Allison West
Alev Erhan
Moazzam Begg
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Murat Kurnaz
Nizar Sassi
Mansoor Adayfi
Majid Khan
Sabry al-Qurashi
Baher Azmy
Alka Pradhan
Doug Cassell
Nancy Hollander
Bernhard Docke
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan
Ghaleb al-Bihani
Helen Duffy
Reed Brody
Cristophe Marchand
Walter Van Steenbrugge
Clive Stafford Smith
William Bourdon
Crofton Black
Gonzalo Boye
Katherine Gallagher
Khaled Qassim
Andreas Schüller
Vince Warren
Ian Seiderman
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Joshua Castellino
Manfred Nowak
Mark Fallon
Martina Burtscher
Djamel Ameziane
Sebastian Köthe
Debi Cornwall
Molly Crabapple
Ian Paul
Sarah Mirk
Michelle Trimborn
Thomas Babyesiza
David Youssef