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Humanitarians Condemn Guantanamo Internment Camp

Havana, Feb 8, 2006 (AIN) The life of suffering, torment and humiliation faced by the prisoners held at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo was denounced by Humanitarian organizations in Madrid, Spain.

The groups demand the publication of a list with the names of all the prisoners held at that US detention center and call for a full investigation into complaints of torture and other forms of maltreatment.

According to Granma newspaper, the report includes testimonies of former prisoners and their relatives on the current situation at the Guantanamo internment camp. It also describes the hunger strikes and suicide attempts.

An estimated 500 people from 35 countries are being held at the US facility without any recourse to contest the legality of their detention.

The Independent online newspaper pointed out that humanitarian groups appealed to the British government to demand some assistance for nine of its subjects who "are languishing" in the Pentagon's prison.

The daily censures London authorities for denying the citizenship of the prisoners, even when some have wives and children that are also British citizens.

 

 

 

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