US must address violations at Guantanamo Naval Base
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UN experts asked the United States to address the human rights violations that are still being reported at the illegal Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, including torture and other mistreatment.
Through a statement, independent UN rapporteurs indicated that Washington-promoted review on how to shut down such a military prison must also address violations that have been committed there.
According to independent rapporteurs, it is urgent to offer adequate redress for all those detained in that prison who were denied their fundamental human rights, according to international law, including the right to a fair trial, in addition to having been tortured.
Likewise, those who are still detained in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base -about 40 people- are mostly elders. They aged behind bars and are in a very weak health condition after being imprisoned for years under physical and psychological torture conditions.
Washington must guarantee that such inhumane practices are not repeated and that none of the crimes committed go unpunished.
The experts also asked US authorities to carry out impartial and independent probes into human rights violations at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
On February 12, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the US government envisages shutting down the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base under Joe Biden.
Washington has been severely criticized for the human rights violations committed against prisoners in that military prison and UN experts have repeatedly called for its closure.
