The Moroccan national was approved for release but an administrative delay means he will continue to be incarcerated.
The Moroccan national was approved for release but an administrative delay means he will continue to be incarcerated.
Obama didn’t want to spend political capital to close Guantanamo, leaving it fully functional for Trump to use.
Why does the US think it is acceptable to deny ‘high-value detainees’ at Guantanamo medical and psychological help?
![Camp Delta, Guantanamo Naval Station, Cuba [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/27c1a3a95d8c49d98e2da575ebb64373_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Dismissal of David Hicks’ terror conviction casts doubt on future of Guantanamo’s trial system.
After the shock of the CIA torture report, those responsible for the programme must be held accountable.
![There will be concerted efforts by the CIA and by ex-Bush era officials to defend their actions, writes Worthington [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014121081540117734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The truth about renditions and detentions at the island of Diego Garcia has to be revealed.
![Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan were detained for eight and six years respectively while appealing extradition to the US [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201472273135951734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why critics are mistaken in attacking the Taliban prisoner exchange.
![Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was freed in a swap for five Taliban detainees [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014614201554849734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A year after Obama’s promise to resume releasing prisoners from Guantanamo, 78 men cleared for release are still there.
![US President Barack Obama has promised to resume releasing Guantanamo prisoners [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014529113148957734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Cleared detainees remain locked up and judicial review boards continue to value dubious evidence.
![Even though US President Obama rescinded a ban on releasing Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo in May 2013, not a single Yemeni has been released [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201431395752180734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)