USA: Close Guantánamo. Framework for closure

USA: Close Guantánamo. Framework for closure

Index Number: AMR 51/188/2006
Date Published: 8 December 2006
Categories: Americas, USA

Amnesty International was among the first to call for the closure of the Guantánamo detention camp, a place that has become an icon of lawlessness in the "war on terror". The responsibility for finding a solution for the Guantánamo detainees that complies with international law rests with the USA. This briefing includes Amnesty International's recommendations to the US government regarding the closure of Guantánamo.