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February 24, 2016

Plan to close Guantanamo leaves unanswered questions for advocates

Activists dressed in orange jumpsuits representing detainees in the U.S.-run detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rally in front of the White House Jan. 11 asking President Barack Obama to close the facility and release or charge the dozens of men being held there.

WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Barack Obama offered a long-awaited plan to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, organizations advocating for the closure welcomed the news and called for an end of the policy of holding remaining detainees without charges.

Published in International