Judge Rules Against Government in Guantanamo Privacy Case; Ruling Says That Prisoner's Privacy Is Not Protected by Not Releasing Their Names

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NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge, ruling on a lawsuit filed by The Associated Press, came a step closer Wednesday to forcing the government to reveal the names of hundreds of Guantanamo Bay detainees by rejecting its contention that identifying them would violate their privacy.

The some 500 prisoners at the U.S. prison camp in eastern Cuba have been held for several years without being publicly identified, which has troubled human rights groups. Most have not been charged.

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Judge Rules Against Government in Guantanamo Privacy Case; Ruling Says That Prisoner's Privacy Is Not Protected by Not Releasing Their Names

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff said in his ruling that the government had not backed up its claim that prisoners faced reta...

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