UPDATE: a recent BBC article describes the contents of a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which was leaked- the report describes the torture of 14 'high value' detainees, based on interviews the ICRC conducted after the detainees arrived at Guantanamo.
Our March author, Mahvish Rukhsana Khan, was a law student when she heard about the Guantanamo detainees. She is also a Pashto speaker, and she ended up working with some of the lawyers representing the detainees as a translator. The book is her account of her experience.
Human Rights Watch has done a lot of work on Guantanamo- please take a look at their Guantanamo Webpage.
Please read the NYT book review to read a complete introduction. The book also has a facebook group, which you can join if you are interested.
Please also watch this video from Current if you would like to see some footage of Guantanamo, and listen to a discussion of the closing of the camp.
Looking forward to our discussion on this book! Thanks for posting the current video it provided an interesting contrast to the book that I'm sure will provide for interesting discussion!
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