GTMO

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GTMO is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. military installation and detention facility located at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military installation
detention facility
extraterritorial detention site
alsoKnownAs Gitmo
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
climate tropical savanna climate
controlledBy United States
country United States
detentionOperationsBegan 2002
fullName Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
governedBy Commander, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
hasFacility Camp Delta
Camp Echo
Camp Iguana
Camp V
Camp VI
Camp X-Ray
courtroom for military commissions
detention hospital
hasHarbor Guantánamo Bay harbor
hasRunway Leeward Point Field
jurisdiction U.S. military jurisdiction
leaseAgreementWith Republic of Cuba
linked to: Cuba
leaseOrigin 1903 Cuban–American Treaty
linked to: Platt Amendment
legalStatus U.S. naval base under lease from Cuba
locatedIn Guantánamo Bay
locatedOnTerritoryOf Cuba
notableFor allegations of torture and abuse
controversy over human rights and international law
indefinite detention without trial of some detainees
operatedBy Joint Task Force Guantanamo
United States Navy
operator United States Department of Defense
partOf United States Southern Command area of responsibility
post9_11Role key site in U.S. War on Terror detention policy
primaryFunction detention of terrorism suspects
naval base
strategicRole logistics hub for U.S. forces in the region
support for U.S. naval operations in the Caribbean
subjectOf U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush
U.S. Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
U.S. Supreme Court case Rasul v. Bush
United Nations investigations and statements
human rights reports by NGOs
international criticism
legal challenges in U.S. courts
timeZone Eastern Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
usedBy U.S. military commissions system
usedFor detention of enemy combatants
intelligence gathering
interrogation of detainees

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