| | The '''Guantanamo Bay detention camp''' is a prison of the [[United States of America]] in [[Cuba]]. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of [[terrorism]]. The [[liberal]] organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406] | | The '''Guantanamo Bay detention camp''' is a prison of the [[United States of America]] in [[Cuba]]. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of [[terrorism]]. The [[liberal]] organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406] |
| − | Some liberal groups have accused the US of practicing [[torture]] at Gitmo, such as cold-hot shock rooms, electrical shocks, simulated drowning, food and water deprivation, chaining, forced walking on broken glass and barbed wire, and psychological torture.{{fact}} Some conservatives have made similar allegations [http://dailydish.typepad.com/the_daily_dish/2006/03/does_this_count.html]. Media has not been allowed access to the detention center, and the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] adminstration has said that its interrogation techniques are vital tools for winning the [[War on Terror]]{{fact}}. | + | Due to security concerns the media has not been given access to the detention center, and the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] adminstration has said that its interrogations are vital tools for winning the [[War on Terror]]{{fact}}. Some human rights groups and other activists [http://dailydish.typepad.com/the_daily_dish/2006/03/does_this_count.html] claim the US has practiced [[torture]], such as cold-hot shock rooms, electrical shocks, simulated drowning, food and water deprivation, chaining, forced walking on broken glass and barbed wire, and psychological torture.{{fact}} |