The Obama administration is trying to protect top Bush administration military officials from lawsuits brought by British prisoners who say they were tortured while being held at Guantanamo Bay.

A stage portrayal of the desperate lives endured by detainees at Guantanamo Bay opened to acclaim in the US today.

Britain and the US stand accused of a shocking catalogue of human rights abuses today by three Britons who were held at Guantanamo Bay.

Three Britons who were held at Guantanamo Bay for more than two years have accused the US and Britain of a shocking catalogue of abuses in a report due out later today.