Hundreds of detainees have been held in US custody, most of them without charge or trial, in locations such as Guantánamo Bay, many for more than two years. Approximately 580 people remain detained in Guantánamo Bay alone. Two different processes are under way at Guantánamo. Military commission are being prepared for those prisoners who have been charged under President Bush's Military Order of November 2001. Separate to these, Combatant Status Review Tribunals have been convened to administratively review whether detainees are “enemy combatants” and should remain in detention.
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