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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 | + | 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}}. |
Revision as of 17:10, March 16, 2007
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. [1]
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.[Citation Needed] Some conservatives have made similar allegations [2]. Media has not been allowed access to the detention center, and the Bush adminstration has said that its interrogation techniques are vital tools for winning the War on Terror[Citation Needed].