Description: (Mauritanian citizen who was detained at Guantánamo Bay detention camp without charge from 2002 until his release on October 17, 2016)
Mohamedou Ould Slahi is a Mauritanian engineer who gained international recognition due to his unjust detention at Guantánamo Bay for over fourteen years without charge. Despite facing accusations of ties to al-Qaeda, his case sparked legal debates and led to his eventual release in 2016. Slahi's experience of torture and mistreatment while in detention raised concerns about human rights abuses. He authored a bestselling memoir, "Guantánamo Diary," shedding light on his ordeal and becoming the first detainee to publish a book while still imprisoned.