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Shutting Guantanamo Debated in US

Washington, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Debate in Washington over conditions at the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is escalating into a larger argument and critics of Congress think shutting down the detention center is the best thing to do.

Media outlets report the hearing on Wednesday in Congress resulted in a divide between the Bush administration and critics over the role of detention at the Guantanamo jail.

Opponents say the continued uncertain legal status of Guantánamo detainees undermines US values and its image abroad and that closing the camp is now the administration´s best option.

The most recent round of dispute over the Guantánamo facility began with Amnesty International, when it issued an annual report on human rights about the extralegal nature of the camp. Hundreds of detainees continue to be held at the Cuban base without charges or trial, the report said.

The study says that neither the identities nor the precise numbers of detainees held in Guantánamo are being provided by the Department of Defense and detainees can be transferred to and from the base without appearing in official statistics.

 

 

 

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