“Guantánamo remains one of the most enduring symbols of injustice, abuse and disregard for the rule of law that the US deployed in response to the 9/11 attacks,” said HRW.
La ONG International Amnesty has urged the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to “fulfill his commitment” and proceed with the closure of the Guantanamo prison in Cuba, close to 20 years since the transfer of the first detainees to the facilities in the framework of the ‘war on terrorism’.
“President Biden must fulfill his commitment to close Guantanamo once and for all. The longer the prison remains in use, the more it will continue to undermine the global credibility of the United States on human rights,” said the director of the Security Program. with Human Rights of the organization in the country, Daphne Eviatar.
Amnesty International has criticized that this is an anniversary “that should not have been reached”, as stated in a statement from the organization.
“Since the Bush Administration, there has been an agreement between experts in national security and from the entire political spectrum that the Guantanamo prison – a place infamous for torture and unjustifiable indefinite detention – should be closed,” he added. Eviatar.
La ONG Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced, for its part, the human, moral and economic costs of the American prison.
“Guantanamo remains one of the most enduring symbols of injustice, abuse and disregard for the rule of law that the US deployed in response to the 9/11 attacks,” said Letta Tayler, deputy director of HRW for Crisis and Conflicts and co-author of a report studying the costs associated with the controversial jail.
The text denounces that the US has not held anyone accountable for its program of secret detentions and torture carried out both in military prisons in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq and in Guantánamo and recalled that 39 men are still interned in this prison, 27 of them without criminal charges against them.
The Government reaffirms its commitment
The United States Government has reiterated its willingness to close the Guantánamo detention center, as the anniversary of its opening approaches after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
“We remain committed to deliberating and a comprehensive process focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population at Guantanamo Bay and ultimately closing the facilities,” said US State Department spokesman Ned Price.
Price’s words came just over a week after US President Joe Biden asked Congress to remove restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo inmates, after signing the Department’s federal budget, spending and policy law. defense.
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