The US gives refuge to torture victims from all over except Guantanamo Bay

US hasn't agreed to resettle any of its own torture victims, much less offered any accountability

June 26th marks the UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture. This day was declared in 1997 and is celebrated every year to honour the struggles of torture survivors.

In the US, it’s estimated that there are half-a-million torture survivors who’ve fled other countries in search of a safe haven. While survivors of torture who end up in the US come from all over the globe, there’s a noticeable absence of a particular group of survivors: those tortured by the US itself — and specifically those tortured at Guantanamo Bay.

Since it opened on January 11th, 2002, the prison at Guantanamo