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19/02/2004
Five UK detainees in Guantanamo Bay to be released
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are set to be released, the BBC reported today.
Last month, the Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees. According to comments attributed to US envoy Pierre-Richard Prosper, repatriation would begin in the coming weeks. Mr Prosper also said that the US would want to be reassured that the detainees were "managed" following repatriation.
Camp Delta holds around 600 people who are suspected of being Taleban and Al Qaida members. Many of the internees have now been held without trial for almost two years.
Amnesty International has criticised the US for detaining people in conditions which "may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment", and said that the detainees "face severe psychological distress".
According to the human rights group: "None of the detainees have been granted prisoner of war status or brought before a 'competent tribunal' to determine his status, as required by Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention. The US government refuses to clarify their legal status, despite calls from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to do so. Instead, the US government labels them 'enemy combatants' or 'terrorists', flouting their right to be presumed innocent and illegally presuming justification for the denial of many of their most basic human rights."
(gmcg)
Last month, the Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees. According to comments attributed to US envoy Pierre-Richard Prosper, repatriation would begin in the coming weeks. Mr Prosper also said that the US would want to be reassured that the detainees were "managed" following repatriation.
Camp Delta holds around 600 people who are suspected of being Taleban and Al Qaida members. Many of the internees have now been held without trial for almost two years.
Amnesty International has criticised the US for detaining people in conditions which "may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment", and said that the detainees "face severe psychological distress".
According to the human rights group: "None of the detainees have been granted prisoner of war status or brought before a 'competent tribunal' to determine his status, as required by Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention. The US government refuses to clarify their legal status, despite calls from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to do so. Instead, the US government labels them 'enemy combatants' or 'terrorists', flouting their right to be presumed innocent and illegally presuming justification for the denial of many of their most basic human rights."
(gmcg)
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05 March 2004
British nationals expected to return from Guantanamo Bay
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to return to the UK next week. Last month, The Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees.
British nationals expected to return from Guantanamo Bay
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to return to the UK next week. Last month, The Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees.
09 January 2004
Hope for repatriation of Guantanamo Bay detainees
British citizens being held in Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta are set to be released by the US government, it has been reported today. According to the Times newspaper, preparations are being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees.
Hope for repatriation of Guantanamo Bay detainees
British citizens being held in Guantanamo Bay's Camp Delta are set to be released by the US government, it has been reported today. According to the Times newspaper, preparations are being made for the release of the first of the camp's nine British detainees.
09 March 2004
Britain's five Guantanamo detainees fly home today
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to fly home to the UK today.
Britain's five Guantanamo detainees fly home today
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to fly home to the UK today.
06 March 2006
Amnesty warns of Iraq abuse
Thousands of detainees held by British forces in Iraq are being denied their basic rights, Amnesty International has claimed. Amnesty made the claims in a new report - 'Beyond Abu Ghraib: Detention and Torture in Iraq'.
Amnesty warns of Iraq abuse
Thousands of detainees held by British forces in Iraq are being denied their basic rights, Amnesty International has claimed. Amnesty made the claims in a new report - 'Beyond Abu Ghraib: Detention and Torture in Iraq'.
17 February 2006
UN report calls for Guantanamo shutdown
A report from the UN has called for the closure of the United States' detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
UN report calls for Guantanamo shutdown
A report from the UN has called for the closure of the United States' detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
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