This report describes Amnesty International’s concerns about the current conditions of detention in the US military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. As of 1 April 2007, approximately 385 men of around 30 nationalities remained detained as “unlawful enemy combatants”, many have been held for more than five years without charge or trial or knowing if or when they will be released. Amnesty international refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to access and communication with lawyers.
This report describes Amnesty International’s concerns about the current conditions of detention in the US military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. As of 1 April 2007, approximately 385 men of around 30 nationalities remained detained as “unlawful enemy combatants”, many have been held for more than five years without charge or trial or knowing if or when they will be released. Amnesty international refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a valuable source of the right to access and communication with lawyers.