Thom Dyke attends Guantánamo Bay as NGO observer for the 9/11 trial

In September, Thom Dyke travelled to US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay at the invitation of the Department of Defense, on behalf of the Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT), in order to attend the trial of the four individuals accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks.

The visit was part of an oversight programme aimed at ensuring the proceedings are held in compliance with US domestic and international human rights law. The trial is currently at a sensitive stage, following the surprise reversal by the US Secretary of Defense of a plea deal, which took the death penalty off the table for three of the remaining defendants.