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Cuba demands the closure of U.S. concentration camp at Guantanamo
Cuba demands the closure of U.S. concentration camp at Guantanamo
Posted on 05/02/13
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez renewed calls to the United States to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay and to return the occupied territory which were occupied against the will of Cuba.
The concentration camp at Guantanamo is in permanent, systematic and severe violation of human rights, said the Foreign Minister to Prensa Latina, adding that international law and UN conventions are ignored there.
He recalled that in that prison torture is practiced, and that the people imprisoned there, even children, are in a legal limbo, without the right to due process.
As of this moment there are 166 detainees remaining there, of whom more than 100 are on hunger strike and 17 of them received gavage intubation, he reported.
The Chancellor explained that the treaty early twentieth century gave rise to the enclave is spurious and was imposed on the Cuban people, so U.S. President Barack Obama, you must close the base and return Cuba's legitimate territory.
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http://www.contrainjerencia.com/?p=66572
Posted on 05/02/13
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez renewed calls to the United States to close the prison in Guantanamo Bay and to return the occupied territory which were occupied against the will of Cuba.
The concentration camp at Guantanamo is in permanent, systematic and severe violation of human rights, said the Foreign Minister to Prensa Latina, adding that international law and UN conventions are ignored there.
He recalled that in that prison torture is practiced, and that the people imprisoned there, even children, are in a legal limbo, without the right to due process.
As of this moment there are 166 detainees remaining there, of whom more than 100 are on hunger strike and 17 of them received gavage intubation, he reported.
The Chancellor explained that the treaty early twentieth century gave rise to the enclave is spurious and was imposed on the Cuban people, so U.S. President Barack Obama, you must close the base and return Cuba's legitimate territory.
...
http://www.contrainjerencia.com/?p=66572
