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
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: Guantánamo Bay detention camp
climate tropical savanna climate
controlledBy United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
detentionOperationsBegan 2002
fullName U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: 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 U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: Guantánamo Bay harbor
hasRunway Treasure Cay Airport
surface form: Leeward Point Field
jurisdiction U.S. military jurisdiction
leaseAgreementWith Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
leaseOrigin Platt Amendment
surface form: 1903 Cuban–American Treaty
legalStatus U.S. naval base under lease from Cuba
locatedIn U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
surface form: 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
surface form: Joint Task Force Guantanamo

United States Navy
operator Department of Defense
surface form: 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
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
surface form: U.S. Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

opinion in Rasul v. Bush
surface form: 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 Zone
surface form: Eastern Time
usedBy United States military commission
surface form: U.S. military commissions system
usedFor detention of enemy combatants
intelligence gathering
interrogation of detainees

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