Habeas corpus petitions of Guantanamo Bay detainees of habeas corpus. The third Geneva Convention considers a fair trial so essential to prisoner rights that 'willfully depriving a prisoner of war of the rights of a fair and regular trial is deemed a grave breach of the convention and, consequentially, a war crime'. In early 2002 the first major petition for a writ of habeas corpus regarding Guantanamo detainees was filed. This was denied on the foundation that U.S courts lacked jurisdiction over the camp and its prisoners; Guantanamo Bay is located in Cuba, outside of the territory of the USA, and the writ of habeas corpus is
Lists of former Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have returned to terrorism Lists of former Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have returned to terrorism Some former detainees who were held by the US at Guantanamo Bay detention camp have engaged in terrorism or militant activity since their release. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as of January 2017, 714 detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay. Of these, 121 (16.9%) are listed by them as confirmed of returning to terrorist or militant activities, while 87 (12.2%) are suspected by them of the same. The Defense Intelligence Agency maintains that slightly more have reengaged: 124 and 94, respectively. Guantanamo