UN RIGHTS EXPERTS ASK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO AID WITH EXPEDITIOUS CLOSURE OF GUANTANAMO DETENTION CENTRE
Friday, July 07, 2006
- Organization: UN Press Release
UN Special Rapporteurs issued a statement:
"In our report of 27 February 2006, we recommended that the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay be closed without further delay. Some five months later, the facilities continue to hold more than 450 prisoners in breach of international human rights law. We take this opportunity to reaffirm the grave concerns and recommendations set out in our report."
"In our report of 27 February 2006, we recommended that the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay be closed without further delay. Some five months later, the facilities continue to hold more than 450 prisoners in breach of international human rights law. We take this opportunity to reaffirm the grave concerns and recommendations set out in our report."
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