So these guys at Guantánamo Bay continue to languish behind bars in pretty disgraceful conditions. Many of the detainees have been held for almost two years, without any sort of legal process or access to lawyers or their families. I agree with Amnesty International that it is about time that all those held be charged and brought to fair trial in full accordance with international standards, or else released. I have not seen a proper explanation and justification of this “unlawful combatant” categorisation that seemingly takes these prisoners outside both the criminal law and the Geneva Convention. Should not the British Government be adopting a firmer stance in opposition to this, at least insofar as British citizens are affected?