Document - USA / Guantánamo: Amnesty International's response to US army investigation into mistreatment of detainees

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8 February 2007

USA / Guantánamo: Amnesty International's response to US army investigation into mistreatment of detainees

In response to the US army’s announcement that the investigation into alleged mistreatment of detainees at the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba had found no evidence of abuse, Amnesty International said:

“The secrecy surrounding the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, allows human rights abuses to go unpunished. Past inquiries have lacked independence and scope and this appears similarly flawed, given that no detainees were interviewed.”

“The US administration investigating itself is not enough. Instead, the US authorities should allow independent bodies, including Amnesty International, to visit the detention centre and interview all prisoners in order to ensure that their complaints are not going unheard.”

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