Human rights violations here should end, but can it be closed down if US authorities intend to send detainees back to countries where they face further persecution, torture or even death?
Clive Stafford Smith has worked on behalf of defendants facing the death penalty in the southern United States for the last 25 years. In October 2000, he was awarded an OBE for ‘humanitarian services’ and is currently focusing his work on detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay.
