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.
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.