"All detainee movements are highly scripted and documented where approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are followed.
Investigators working for human rights NGO Reprieve pieced together information on detainee movements, contained in the Senate report, with court records, freedom of information requests and documentation obtained from European air traffic management organization Eurocontrol, as well as other sources.
The biggest incentive offered to the prisoners is getting transferred to Camp Four, where there are far fewer restrictions on the detainees' movements than in the rest of Camp Delta.
Because of the nature of the Manus Island centre – it sits within a naval base – it is unlikely the doors could be opened to allow detainees free movement, as was done on Nauru in response to an Australian high court challenge.
The two also spoke about which governments are open to accepting detainees and how, if possible, to mitigate member state concerns regarding detainees' freedom of movement in the Schengen zone.
The two then went on to discuss concerns over former detainees' freedom of movement in the Schengen zone.
Up to 500 people, led by former detainees and the Movement for Justice, descended on Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre this weekend, calling for its closure.
Some administration officials complained that when lawmakers cut financing for closing the Guantánamo prison, they imposed new reporting requirements about the movement of detainees that would further slow the already cumbersome process of relocating detainees.
He understood the next step following the discussion on detainees at the January 26-27 EU GAERC meeting was for EU Ambassadors in Brussels to meet and propose possible steps that could be taken to assist Members which choose to accept detainees, as well as proposals to address the legal issues that were raised concerning the detainees' possible freedom of movement across EU borders.
It was the first movement of detainees out of Guantánamo in five months, as Congress considers new restrictions on transfers.
